General
Uncertain
Asia in a risky world: Trade wars, the war in Syria, data exploitation
and diplomatic tensions have resulted in the emergence of new
geo-strategic faultines, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 22/04/2018)
SC directs govt to set criteria to select envoy (kp 19/04/2018)
Rethinking
foreign policy: The government of K P Sharma Oli should devise a
farsighted foreign policy with specific guidelines and clear national
priorities, by Rebanta Bahadur KC (rep 16/04/2018)
New political nexus: The old Nepali focal point was Varanasi, the new one is spread across Washington, Brussels and London, by Saurav Raj Pant (kp 13/04/2018)
The country needs experts: A coherent foreign policy is unimaginable without robust foreign policy institutions, by Suman Mandal (kp 12/04/2018)
Gyawali to lead Nepali delegation to NAM meet (ht 02/04/2018), ‘NAM relevancy very much alive’ (kp 07/04/2018), Minister Gyawali attends NAM conference (ht 07/04/2018)
MoFA nod must to host diplomats (kp 30/03/2018)
PM briefs international community (kp 28/03/2018), More
than anything else, we hold principles of sovereignty, independence and
non-interference close to our hearts: Remarks by Prime Minister KP
Sharma Oli at the luncheon hosted for the diplomatic community at
Baluwatar on Tuesday, March 27 (kp 28/03/2018), PM
urges donors to align aid with Nepal’s priorities: Govt activities to
be founded on six fundamentals to achieve "Prosperous Nepal, happy
Nepali";Oli urges development partners to align aid with Nepal's priorities (rep 28/03/2018), Oli’s
priorities: The Oli government wants international cooperation in
productive sectors – energy, agriculture, IT, tourism, infrastructure (ht 29/03/2018)
Winning International Trust, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 24/03/2018)
Getting into murky waters: Oli undermined geopolitical sensitivity by inviting the Pakistan PM as his first guest, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 22/03/2018)
Track 2 diplomacy: Nepal should not let its international relations be handled by incompetent diplomats, by Saurav Raj Pant (kp 20/03/2018)
Nepal’s
foreign policy debate: Putting one’s own house in order is important
for building a stable and constructive foreign policy, by Suman Mandal (kp 18/03/2018), Gyawali: Govt for balanced relations with India, China, by Mukul Humagain and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/03/2018), Nepal’s economic growth will form the crux of our engagement with foreign governments, interview with Deepak Gyawali (kp 19/03/2018)
Thank you for coming: The neighbourly visits show that Nepal may be turning into a hotbed of competition, by Birendra P. Mishra (kp 16/03/2018)
Course in diplomacy: Given the current diplomatic climate, shaping Nepal’s foreign policy to promote economic interests is key, by Maxence Castiello (kp 06/03/2018)
Putting Foreign Policy In Array, by Madhavji Sjrestha (rn 04/03/2018)
Govt asked to pick envoys through expert panel (rep 13/02/2018)
‘Don’t
use foreign policy for local gain’: High Level Foreign Policy Review
Task Force submits report to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, by Anil Giri (kp 09/02/2018)
Nepal, Uzbekistan establish ties (ht 28/01/2018)
Enhancing Diplomatic Skills, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 26/01/2018)
Rebalancing Foreign Relations, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 22/01/2018)
Tajikistan shows interest in Nepal’s hydro sector (kp 13/01/2018)
4,926,532 machine readable passports issued in seven years (ht 14/12/2017)
Retuning foreign policy: Leaders should know that global beggary and national sovereignty do not go together, by Biranchi Poudyal (kp 29/11/2017)
MoFA resumes mandatory language classes for its staffers (kp 01/11/2017)
Need of Uniform Foreign Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 17/10/2017)
Forge consensus on foreign policy: House panel, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 15/10/2017)
Envoys ask govt to strengthen foreign ministry, missions (kp 06/10/2017)
Nepal should reshape its foreign policy, say experts (ht 06/10/2017)
PM:
Nepal’s foreign policy dictated by geopolitical realities: Says China
and India should also understand Nepal’s limitations. ‘We have
very good relationship with both the countries' (kp 23/09/2017)
Glocal
concerns: If domestic politics are a major determinant of international
relations, a few factors will disproportionately influence Nepal’s
foreign policy, by Biswas Baral (rep 14/09/2017)
Coalition
govts bane of Nepal’s foreign policy? Experts say matters get
complicated at times when there are prime minister and foreign minister
from different parties, by Anil Giri (kp 09/09/2017), Nepal’s Diplomatic Approach Status Quoism Or Dormancy?, by Biswo Pradhan (rn 09/09/2017)
The road ahead: Nepal’s foreign relations have to be revitalised if broader national interests are to be pursued, by Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp 05/09/2017)
American pivot: US may be shifting from democracy building to strategic military implementation in South Asia, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/09/2017)
Between borders: Nepali political class has to convey stability in foreign policy (kp 29/08/2017)
Labour counsellors, attachés appointed in six countries (kp 28/08/23017)
Nepal And Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 22/08/2017)
Measure
for measure: It is important that our political class forges a
consensual approach to foreign policy and then vigorously pursues the
country’s interests, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep 15/08/2017)
Diplomatically Sensitive Period, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 07/08/2017)
Neighbourhood Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 02/08/2017)
Dept
of Passports gets ISO certification (kp 24/07/2017)
Where Nepal Stands Today,
by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 19/07/2017)
Geopolitics
back to the foreNepal has invested little time in studying geopolitical
shifts and their implications for us; the past, Kathmandu chose to deal
only with capitals and never gave much thought to borders and
boundaries. Now, it needs to give more consideration to the nation’s
frontiers, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 18/07/2017)
Compatible Foreign
Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 11/07/2017)
Swiss
dreams: Nepal too is located between giant economies, but it has
remained poor for centuries, by Pawan Roy and Saurav Raj Pant (kp
02/07/2017)
Shifting Power Dynamics
In Asia, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 30/06/2017)
Govt
drafts immigration strategic plan (ht 22/06/2017)
Diplomatic Performance,
by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 10/06/2017)
Foreign Policy:
Challenges And Opportunities, by Rajendra B. Shrestha (rn
27/05/2017) [see part
2 (28/05/2017)
Enkindling Foreign
Policy Of Nepal, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 23/05/2017)
Say
something, or say nothing: Comparing three press releases of
Kathmandu-based embassies this week, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
19/05/2017)
Reframing Foreign Policy,
by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 09/05/2017)
Diplomats Of Political
Parties, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 23/04/2017)
Work
to review foreign policy begins: Panel for empowering Foreign Ministry,
embassies to make international relations and diplomacy effective
(kp 22/04/2017)
Experts
for revisiting foreign policy (kp 06/04/2017)
International
relations: New challenges, by Khilendra Basnyat (ht 31/03/2017)
Power, Foreign Policy
And Diplomacy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 28/03/2017)
Nepal
and geopolitics: No small concern; Some Chinese scholars openly claim
that Nepal’s strategic location provides an advantage to China, by
Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 27/03/2017)
Matters
related to external affairs: Govt agencies asked to seek MoFA’s consent
(kp 22/03/2017)
Hearing
of seven envoy nominees over (kp 22/03/2017)
Prestige
at stake: Laws need to be made to ensure that competent people are
appointed as ambassadors, by Anurag Devkota (kp 17/03/2017)
Diplomacy As A Public
Domain, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 14/03/2017), Refurbishing Nepali
Diplomacy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 14/03/2017)
Mahat
admits to shortcomings in envoys’ nomination (ht 05/03/2017) [Stop political nominations once and for all!!]
Downplaying
diplomacy: Govt needs to appoint competent ambassadors so that Nepal
can handle international challenges successfully, by Gopal Thapa
(kp 03/03/2017) [!!]
Investment
summit 2017: Govt expects Rs100b in FDI pledges (kp 27/02/2017), Nepal
Investment Summit from Thursday: AIIB President, Indian Finance
Minister keynote speakers (rep 27/02/2017), Investment
Summit from today: To be attended by around 300 foreign delegates,
including India’s finance minister and AIIB president, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 02/03/2017), Private
investments and our duties: Nepal needs to create an
investment-friendly environment in order to prosper, by Ghanashyam
Ojha (kp 02/03/2017), Govt
okays Rs 30b foreign investment for six joint ventures, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 02/03/2017), Investment
climate in Nepal improving: Government organizing Investment Summit
after a gap of 25 years, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 02/03/2017), Making
case for investing in Nepal: Prime Minister Dahal, ministers and top
NC, UML leaders commit to promoting a good business environment, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 03/03/2017), ), AIIB
committed to investing in Nepal’s infra: Chief (kp 03/03/2017), ‘Nepal
will receive loan assistance from Asian Infra Bank by 2018’,
interview with Jin Liqun, AiiB president (kp 03/03/2017)
Govt
picks 14 envoys (kp 21/02/2017), Govt recommends envoys
for 14 countries: NC Paudel faction unhappy (rep 21/02/2017), Foreign
Ministry officials miffed at govt’s envoy picks: Senior officials at
ministry say they were surprised to see the background and resume of
the proposed ambassadors, by Anil Giri (kp 22/02/2017), Questionable
nominations: Extreme care has to be taken while picking
ambassadors (kp 23/02/2017), No ambassadors: 14 envoy
nominees (rep 23/02/2017), Govt
to withdraw two ambassadorial picks: A Cabinet meeting today is likely
to withdraw the names of Asha Lama and Sharmila Dhakal, earlier
recommended as envoys for the UAE and Oman respectively (kp
28/02/2017), Govt
drops Lama from envoy list withholds Rayamajhi, by Ashok Dahal (rep
03/03/2017)
Diplomacy In Democratic
Age, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 18/02/2017)
Foreign investors will
get a level playing field: Industry minister (rep 16/02/2017), Disaster
in the making: Liquidity crisis, low capital spending, and swelling
trade deficit are chronic problems, by Achyut Wagle (kp
17/02/2017), More
than 100 foreign delegates to take part in investment summit (kp
19/02/2017)
Foreign Policy
Strategies, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 11/02/2017)
Ambassador
nominations in final stage: NC likely to get 6 or 7 positions, Maoist
Centre 4, RPP 2. One post could be offered to a junior coalition partner,
by Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2017) [No political
nominations please! They are poisonous! Nepal needs qualified diplomats
as representatives!]
Govt
set to brief diplomats today: Foreign minister and foreign secretary
will apprise the international community of the latest political
developments (kp 31/01/2017), Envoys
assure govt support to elections (kp 01/02/2017)
Consular
services available online from today: Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat
says this facility will save time and money of thousands of Nepalis for
consular services (kp 29/01/2017)
UML
refuses to be part of foreign policy review panel (kp 26/01/2017)
Efforts
under way to name ambassadors, says PM (ht 25/01/2017) [?], PM
misleads media on envoys' appointment, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
29/01/2017), CPN-MC
likely to repeat earlier picks; Nepali Congress yet to decide on names
(ht 31/01/2017), House
panel tells govt to appoint envoys pronto (kp 01/02/2017) [The govt has never been interested in what
parliament or Supreme Court say!]
Crafting Foreign Policy
Track, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 14/01/2017)
The
end of diplomacy: Nepal’s disastrous international positioning is the
result of decayed domestic politics, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
13/01/2017)
Foreign
Minister Mahat to embark on three nations’ tour (ht 10/01/2017)
Foreign
policy flux: As long as our leaders seek patronage from foreign powers,
Nepal can only exercise limited sovereignty, by Achyut Wagle (kp
03/01/2017)
Foreign
policy review panel in final stages of formation, by Anil Giri (kp
02/01/2017)
Mahat’s
call for ‘new foreign policy’ gets mixed responses, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 01/01/2017)
Quota
row delays envoy appointments: Foreing Ministry officials are pressing
the political leadership for swift appointments consider-ing the grave
situation in in the Middle East (kp 29/12/2016) [Stop political appointments immediately!]
Foreign
policy review panel to be formed ‘soon’ (kp 26/12/2016)
MoFA
working to bring Foreign Service Act: Despite foreign service being a
dedicated arm of civil service, it is still guided by some regulations
and ministerial decisions (kp 16/12/2016)
Nepal
absent in UN vote on Syria (kp 12/12/2016)
‘Taskforce
to review foreign policy on cards’ (kp 06/12/2016)
Priorities
Of Nepal’s Foreign Policy, by Shambhu Deo (rn 15/11/2016)
Ambassadorial
appointments still in limbo, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 13/11/2016)
Envoys
present credentials (kp 11/11/2016)
The
Asian connection: Improving connectivity is the way to push economic
growth in this part of the world, by Binoj Basnyat (kp 06/11/2016)
Redefining Nepal’s
Foreign Policy, by Indra Karki (rn 05/11/2016)
Is Nepal’s Foreign
Policy Changing?, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn 29/10/2016)
Nepali Diplomacy: A
Kind Of Its Own, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 26/10/2016)
Team
to prepare SOP for diplomatic appointments (kp 25/10/2016)
PM
to meet all BRICS, BIMSTEC leaders (ht 14/10/2016)
US-India-Nepal
alliance: Countering China; Nepal, surrounded by three nuclear powers
of Asia- needs to adopt a careful policy as to whom to be aligned with.
The policy of ‘non-alignment’ has no value now- so, where Nepal wants
to incline for its betterment is a burning question, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (ht 28/09/2016)
Hearing
of two envoy nominees on Friday (kp 20/09/2016), Complaints
filed against Upadhyay, Paudyal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/09/2016), Recalling
me from Delhi was a mistake: Upadhyay, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
29/09/2016), UML,
RPP-N to vote against Upadhyay, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/10/2016), PHSC
endorses nominations of Upadhyay, Paudyal (kp 03/10/2016)
SC
vacates stay order, allows govt to recommend new envoys (ht
05/09/2016)
No
fundamental shift in foreign policy, says Minister Mahat, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 04/09/2016)
Bizarre
diplomacy: High-level visits assured, embassies headless, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 24/08/2016),
Ambassadorial
nominations: PHSC pulls govt up over agreemo issue; Asks not to send
names until parliamentary panel completes its task (kp 02/08/2016),
PHSC
grills five ambassador nominees: Out of the 22 nominees, hearing of the
remaining three proposed career diplomats will take place today (kp
03/08/2016), Hearing
of two more proposed envoys held (ht 04/08/2016), Hearing
of eight envoy nominees completed (kp 05/08/2016), Govt
withdraws 14 envoy nominees chosen under political quota, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 06/08/2016)) [Stop
political nominations of ambassadors forever!], Four
ambassadorial nominees file case at SC (ht 16/08/2016), Apex
court’s show cause to govt (kp 18/08/2016), Decision
to withdraw names of ambassadorial nominees stayed (ht 18/08/2016),
Three
ambassadorial nominees file case against govt (ht 22/08/2016)
Diplomatic
nominations based on political affiliation, says chief secy (ht
26/07/2016)
Fate
of proposed envoys uncertain, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 15/07/2016)
A
diverse diaspora: Nepalis are still struggling to establish a strong
foothold in Australia, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 10/07/2016)
Addressing
the 3Cs of Nepal’s foreign policy: Nepal
must address its three fundamental Cs: Clarity about its national
interest, Coherence among domestic actors and the Capacity of its
diplomatic missions, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 09/07/2016)
Promoting Nepal’s
Diplomacy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 09/07/2016)
DoP
launching new services from Sunday: Passports within a day after paying
Rs 15,000 (kp 29/06/2016), DoP
launches single day PP delivery (kp 04/07/2016)
Whither
nonalignment? The geostrategic rebalancing in the Asia Pacific region
has put Nepal’s long-held non-aligned foreign policy to test, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 16/06/2016)
Refurbishing
Nepal’s Diplomatic Standing, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 10/06/2016)
5
years on, no leader, official cares for diplomatic code: Incumbent
government said to be revising rules set by Khanal Cabinet before
enforcement, by Anil Giri (kp 07/06/2016)
Repositioning
Nepal: Nepal has to believe that it is no longer the proverbial yam but
an important regional player, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 01/06/2016)
Nepal
must shed its Yam-state mindset: Experts (ht 20/05/2016)
Unqualified
hacks: Foreign Ministry has been reduced to a mere tool to be used at
the discretion of powerful political masters, by Gopal Thapa (kp
11/05/2016)
Reorienting Nepal’s
Foreign Policy For Economic Development, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
07/05/2016)
Neighborhood
watch: The worldwide attention on India and China puts Nepal's
difficult geopolitics on the global radar, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep
07/05/2016)
Govt
drafts guidelines on signing treaties, by Ashok Dahal (rep
30/04/2016)
Employment
in Korea: Applicants face tough job odds (kp 29/04/2016)
Work
starts to buy homes for 3 missions abroad: The Foreign Ministry is in
process to buy houses in New York, Bangkok and Geneva this fiscal year
(kp 22/04/2016)
Cabinet
recommends envoys for 21 missions: 13 picked under political quota,
eight from among career diplomats, by Anil Giri (kp 20/04/2016), Envoys
to 21 countries named, Oman post vacant (ht 20/04/2016), Govt
names ambassadors to 21 countries (rep 20/04/2016), PM’s
prison mate among the nominees (ht 20/04/2016), Undiplomatic
move: Much delayed ambassadorial appointments leave more room for
concern than celebration (kp 21/04/2016), Envoys
sans criteria: Though delayed for very long the naming of the envoys is
expected to enhance the image of Nepal abroad (ht 21/04/2016), Recommendation
of envoys challenged (ht 22/04/2016), SC
issues show cause on ambassador nominations (kp 23/04/2016)
MoFA
failed to set deadline for personising MRPs: OAG (ht 14/04/2016)
21
foreign missions to be without chiefs in a month: Posting delayed as
parties stake claim to berths, by Anil Giri (kp 08/04/2016), Envoy
appointments kept aside on the backburner (ht 10/04/2016)
BIMSTEC,
BCIM, BBIN - & ‘BCIN’: A fresh look at the map will show how
Bangladesh-China-India-Nepal could now be connected, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (nt 08/04/2016)
Some
500 'illegal migrants' in Nepal, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep
06/04/2016)
Making
new passport: Hi-tech system set to cut down on delivery time (kp
29/03/2016)
Nepal
to get ACD membership today (ht 10/03/2016)
Envoys
present credentials (kp 01/03/2016)
Thousands
of handwritten passports yet to be replaced (ht 21/01/2016)
Nepal
urged to join Commonwealth (ht 19/01/2016) [This sounds like admitting that Nepal has once
been a British colony!?]
Appointment
of ambassadors: CIAA instructions befuddle govt, by Anil Giri (kp
02/01/2015), Envoy
appointment: Many jockeying for coveted posts; Offices of prime
minister, deputy prime minister and ministers are inundated with CVs of
those seeking to secure plum positions, by Anil Giri (kp 06/01/2016)
Around
a dozen embassies sans chiefs, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 31/12/2015)
Passport
application goes online from Nepali missions abroad (ht 22/12/2015)
Manual
passports no longer valid (kp 23/11/2015), Passport application
online; process will save time, effort, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
24/11/2015), Live
enrolment service begins: 9 centres in Kathmandu and 11 in foreign
missions by Dec first week (kp 24/11/2015)
MRP
application process to go online (ht 21/11/2015)
Temporary
passports for those who fail to acquire MRPs (ht 17/11/2015)
Uneasy
neighbour: Nepal should learn from the recent turn of events and
redefine its relationships with other countries, by Gyan Basnet (kp
27/10/2015)
Online
MRP application from October (kp 15/09/2015)
No
plan to seek ICAO deadline extension: Govt; Some 300,000 to 400,000
Nepalis living abroad still carrying hand-written passports, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/09/2015)
Where
have all the passports gone?, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 19/07/2015)
Major
reforms recommended at Foreign Ministry: Panels advise ministry to
revamp its structure from top to bottom, reform its organisational
policy and reorient diplomacy (kp 17/07/2015)
Shanghai
Cooperation Organization: Nepal picked new dialogue partner (kp
11/07/2015), Nepal
granted dialogue partner status of SCO (ht 11/07/2015)
Foreign
envoys gathering at UN House today (ht 09/07/2015)
Govt
renews deal with PP printer (kp 06/07/2015), New
contract to cost govt Rs 330 million: To buy 2.5 million MRPs for $4.89
per unit,paying $1.59 more,from Oberthur Technologies, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 07/07/2015)
Foreigners
with non-tourist visa flood country Nearly 3,000 have been allowed by
several agencies in last one year to work in different sectors (ht
04/07/2015)
MRP
distribution: ‘Super fast-track’ passports for Karnali, Far-West
(kp 29/06/2015)
Govt
sending additional labour attachés (ht 18/06/2015)
Plum
posts to be shared among four ministries, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
16/06/2015)
Pandey
urges officials, leaders to strictly abide by diplomatic code (ht
13/06/2015)
Swiss,
Malaysian embassies move offices after quake (kp 20/05/2015)
Ministry
objects to ‘mutual diplomatic briefings’ Following briefing by Indian
ambassador, US Marine Corps apprise Western diplomats (kp
08/05/2015)
Visa
processing controversy: Corruption chances high if Nepalis undertake
job: DPM (kp 23/04/2015)
Nepal
for south-south cooperation: Pandey (kp 21/04/2015)
Who’ll
deliver MRPs after deal with Oberthur Technologies ends (ht
02/04/2015), MRPs
for all by Sept ‘unlikely’ (kp 04/04/2015), House
panel directs govt to meet ICAO deadline (ht 04/04/2015), Government
sends teams to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia (ht 05/04/2015)
MoFA
to deploy teams to destination countries, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
07/02/2015)
PHSC
approves envoy nominees (kp 05/02/2015), House
panel okays proposed ambassadors to USA, India, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 05/02/2015)
Foreign Policy With
Clear Guidelines Needed, by Rebanta Bahadur K.C. (rn 30/01/2015)
Govt
teams to aid process in Gulf, Malaysia: The Department of Passport has
been urging Nepalis abroad to replace their hand-written passports with
the MRP (kp 24/01/2015)
Govt
names envoys for New Delhi, Washington (kp 17/01/2015), Envoys
to India, USA recommended, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 17/01/2015), Cabinet
names envoys to India, USA, by Santosh Ghimire (rep 17/01/2015)
Saving
foreign service: Officials lobby to keep non-career diplomats at bay
(kp 14/01/2015)
Parties
divide 10 envoy seats: NC to pick ambassador for India and UML for the
US (kp 12/01/2015), Dialling
diplomats: Political parties now must ensure that they appoint
qualified candidates to 10 missions (kp 13/01/2015), Next
Cabinet meet to name ambassadors (ht 13/01/2015)
Fast
track for passports in districts in two weeks, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 09/01/2015)
Haggling
delays envoys’ appointment: No signs of appointing ambassadors anytime
soon (ht 06/01/2015)
Nepalis
living abroad toldto get MRPs immediately (ht 03/01/2015)
Errors
resulting in MRP form rejection: On average 60 to 100 applications are
rejected daily (ht 02/01/2015)
Mission
passport: The current efforts to replace handwritten passports with
Machine Readable Passports are moving at snail's pace, by Hira
Bahadur Thapa (rep 17/12/2014)
Panel
suggests online application for MRPs Recommends adopting LES to phase
out ordinary handwritten passports by Nov 24 deadline, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 07/12/2014)
Govt
to provide ToR for envoys: This is the first time the Foreign Ministry
has prepared country-specific terms of reference (kp 06/12/2014)
SAARC
hangover delaying envoys’ appointment? Or is it squabbling between the
ruling parties over ‘who gets what?’, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
06/12/2014)
Replacing
hand-written passports an uphill task: Must be changed into MRPs by May
24, as per ICAO, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 03/12/2014)
Nepal’s
geopolitical location is its soft power, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp
01/12/2014)
Govt
to strengthen immigration system (ht 23/11/2014)
DoI
to introduce machine-readable visa, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep
10/11/2014)
Passport
distribution: DoP advised to work double shift (kp 04/11/2014)
DPM
Singh to leave for Vienna (ht 01/11/2014)
Cacophony
of concepts: Nepali leadership’s old foreign policy rhetoric ignores
new relationships between China, India, and the US, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp 27/10/2014)
Hire
lawyers in labour receiving nations, govt told (kp 23/10/2014)
Long
wait for acquiring MRPs, by Nabin Pokharel (kp 19/10/2014)
Realigning
Foreign Policy of Nepal, by Pushpa Adhikari (Setopati 16/10/2014)
Delayed
diplomacy:It is a sad state of affairs that so many key Nepali
embassies have been without ambassadors for so long, by Krishna
Sharma and Arun Bhattarai (kp 30/09/2014)
Ruptures
and rivalries: Can Nepal’s leaders be objective and pragmatic in giving
a new direction to the country’s international relations?, by Lok
Raj Baral (kp 17/09/2014)
PM
to interact with envoys in Gulf, Europe, America (ht 14/09/2014)
Govt
recommends six ambassadors: Fails to nominate envoys for 10 missions,
including India, US, UK, Qatar and Bahrain (kp 05/09/2014), Government
fails to pick envoys for key missions (ht 05/09/2014), Govt
recommends envoys to six countries, by Kosh Raj Koirala and Santosh
Ghimire (rep 05/09/2014), 10
envoys will be appointed before Dashain: FM Pandey (rep
13/09/2014), Envoy
nominees testify before House panel (kp 20/09/2014), PHSC
completes hearing of three new ambassadors (ht 20/09/2014), Six
Envoy nominees get House Approval (kp 23/09/2014), PHSC
approves envoys for five countries and UN (ht 23/09/2014)
Nepal
to accord India and China high priority (kp 03/09/2014)
Foreign
Visits By Leaders: Reciprocity Needed, by Nir Bahadur Karki (rn
29/08/2014)
Ambassadorial
appointments: Things become complicated as pressure mounts on FM Pandey,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 26/08/2014)
Chasing
shadows: Far-reaching reforms in foreign service must be considered
before appointing ambassadors, by Gopal Thapa (kp 25/08/2014)
Department
proposes new rules for diplomatic passport (kp 19/08/2014)
Ambassadorial
posts: Coalition partners at loggerheads, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
14/08/2014)
Our
foreign non-policy: Inwardly shrivelled Kathmandu seems to have lost
its ability to manage international relations, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(kp 01/08/2014)
Bridge
between boulders: Nepal should invite both India and China to
competitively invest in development and the economy, by Santosh
Sharma Poudel and Stefanie Kam (kp 24/07/2014), Path
to prosperity: Nepal must look to benefit from PM Modi's "neighbor
first" diplomacy and China's push for regional connectivity, by
Pradumna B. Rana (rep 30/07/2014)
Over
2.2m MRPs issued since 2010, by Samik Kharel (kp 18/07/2014), Govt
raking inthe moolah through MRP: Issued 2.2 million units so far;
Earned Rs 9 billion in revenue (ht 19/07/2014)
Ride
the wave: Nepal's traditional national security mentality with
geopolitics at the center should give way to more dynamic
economy-centric foreign policy, by Shyam Bandhu Subedi (rep
14/07/2014)
Mission
Vacancy: Despite the pledges from Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and
foreign minister Mahendra Pandey to appoint the heads of the diplomatic
missions, the process has yet to start (sp 11/07/2014)
Don’t
stay away: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation provides an
opportunity for Nepal to develop its transit potential, by Nirabh
Koirala (kp 01/07/2014)
Migrants
miffed at delay in MRP distribution (kp 29/06/2014), MRP
distribution process to be eased (kp 30/06/2014)
Nepali
missions mark seventh Republic Day (kp 31/05/2014)
DoP
holds interaction with diplomats (kp 29/05/2014)
Nepal
to join NAM meet (kp 25/05/2014), Nepal
calls for unity in NAM (kp 31/05/2014), Non-aligned
Movement: Make It Vibrant, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 06/06/2014)
Elitist
Diplomacy vs. Public Diplomacy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 23/05/2014)
Make
or break: Nepal’s long dormant foreign policy needs a new focus on
cooperation and building confidence, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
21/05/2014)
Everything
to play for: Political and institutional factors have made the
selection of foreign envoys unfair, nepotistic and opaque, by Gopal
Thapa (kp 12/05/2014)
Committee
asks MoFA to fill ambassadorial posts (kp 03/05/2014)
Govt
to set criteria for consul gen appointments, by Anil Giri (kp
23/04/2014)
Lot
to do: Foreign policy has always been a vital part of statecraft in
Nepal and a key test of statesmanship for its leaders, by Shambhu
Ram Simkhada (rep 20/04/2014)
Envoys
to leave for host countries with ToR, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
20/04/2014)
The
year of puppeteers: All that foreign ministry has is ambition of
pursuing "economic diplomacy", a euphemism for selling more passports
and finding new labor markets, by C.K. Lal (rep 14/04/2014)
Minister
for foreign policy overhaul (kp 12/04/2014)
Plans
afoot to buy two embassy buildings abroad (ht 12/04/2014)
MoFA
collects ex-envoys’ inputs to improve external relations (kp
09/04/2014)
New
diplomatic code in offing (kp 08/04/2014)
Immigration
dept deports 120 in last 2 yrs, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 03/04/2014)
Role
Of MOFA In Foreign Policy Decision-Making, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 02/04/2014) [see part 2 (09/04/2014)]
Ambassadorial
race begins, aspirants galore: Contenders include ex-minister,
bureaucrats, PM advisers, journalist, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
02/04/2014)
Foreign
secy from same service only: Civil Service Act amended; Foreign Service
Act in making, by Anil Giri (kp 29/03/2014)
Govt
may withdraw maid facility to envoys: Likely to depute peons on
contract to foreign missions, by Lakhanath Pandey (ht 28/03/2014)
Lessons
from Ukraine: Only proper democratisation can lessen the degree of
foreign influence in our domestic politics, by Trailokya Raj Aryal
(kp 26/03/2014)
Foreign
Minister Pandey mulls 'performance targets' for envoys, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 25/03/2014)
Ambassadorial
appointments: Lobbying starts as govt begins consultation (ht
12/03/2014)
Missions
struggle to keep up with MRP demands, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
09/03/2014)
Criteria
to appoint new envoys to be standardised, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
08/03/2014)
The
Agonies Of Diplomatic Brinkmanship, by D. M. Thapa (rn 07/03/2014)
Meaningful
Economic Diplomacy, by Rebanta Bahadur K.C. (rn 04/03/2014)
DoP
mulls hiring private party for passport delivery, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 28/02/2014)
MRPs
to replace manual passports by Nov 2015 (ht 16/02/2014)
Nepalis
staying abroad told to get MRP on time (ht 01/02/2014)
Government
may bring Bhattarai back from UN: Wants him as foreign secy, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 29/01/2014)
Cadre
diplomats: We need a diplomatic strategy that takes into account
Nepal’s economic interests, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 21/01/2014)
Foreign
secy retires; no clear successor in sight, by Anil Giri (kp
15/01/2014), Foreign
ministry has its own home affairs to settle: Secretary retires, and it
does not have anyone to succeed him fully, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
17/01/2014), Bairagi
now officiating foreign secretary (rep 17/01/2014)
Passport
distribution: Six form collection centres to open (kp 11/01/2014)
Ambassadors
to Britain‚ USA in bid to get their stay abroad extended?, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/01/2014), Nepal’s
envoys told not to overstay overseas (ht 13/01/2014), No
term extension of envoys: FM Ghimire (rep 13/01/2014)
Proposal
targets Foreign Ministry policy reforms, by Anil Giri (kp
02/01/2014)
Afghanistan
Three stranded Nepalis return home from Afghanistan (kp 09/02/2018)
In the line of fire: Increasing costs may outweigh the opportunities for Nepalis in Afghanistan in the days ahead, by Noah Coburn (kp 29/08/2017)
5
Nepalis injured in Kabul attack that killed 80 (kp 01/06/2017), All
five Nepalis injured in Kabul attack discharged (ht 02/06/2017)
Who
guards the guards? Simplifying the recruitment process and easing
restrictions will help Nepalis working in Afghanistan more than a
blanket ban, by Om Astha Rai (nt 18/11/2016)
Govt
lifts ban on Nepalis working in Afghanistan (kp 17/10/2016)
Kin
of Kabul attack victims press for compensation: Say the state has
failed to provide justice to them (kp 04/10/2016)
Illegal
flow of Nepalis to Afghanistan rampant (ht 23/09/2016)
‘Lift
ban on Afghanistan for foreign job-seekers’: Study committee recommends
numerous measures to ensure safety of workers (ht 24/08/2016)
Employment
in afghanistan: PM wants more rigour in security assessment; Labour
Ministry officials hint at partial lifting of the ban on Nepalis going
to work in Afghanistan (kp 17/08/2016)
Govt
team leaving for Kabul tomorrow (kp 21/07/2016)
Team
to leave for Kabul to assess security (kp 10/07/2016)
Dependents
of Kabul attack victims to get compensation (ht 09/07/2016)
Caught
in Kabul: Both Nepal and govts of donor countries have failed to
provide any protection for migrant workers, by Noah Coburn (kp
04/07/2016)
Will
leave Afghanistan if our security not ensured: Nepalis, by Hom
Karki (kp 25/06/2016), Forty
Nepali guards return from Kabul: Devoid of security and better pay, 300
others may follow, by Hom Karki (kp 27/06/2016), More
Nepalis returning home from Afghanistan (ht 28/06/2016), 41
more security guards return from Kabul, by Hom Karki (kp 29/06/2016)
Taliban
attack in Kabul kills 12 Nepali workers: Were on their way to work when
minibus was targeted by suicide bomber (kp 21/06/2016), Tragedy
in Afghan capital raises many questions: Was lifting ban on Nepalis
from working in Afghanistan a right move?, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
21/06/2016), Govt
steps up efforts to bring bodies back home (kp 21/06/2016), 12
Nepalis killed in Kabul suicide blast, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
21/06/2016), NAC
plane to bring home bodies of dead (kp 22/06/2016), Officials
hint at ban on working in Afghanistan, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
22/06/2016), Dream
of better life turns into despair for Kabul terror victims (kp
22/06/2016), Lessons
from tragedy: Leaders should fix the mess at home, not merely give lip
service to Kabul carnage (kp 22/06/2016), Govt
mulls keeping Nepalis off war zones (ht 22/06/2016), Families
break in tears as they receive bodies, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/06/2016), Injured
say ‘there’s something strange about the blast’: Claim it may not be a
suicide attack as has been reported, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
23/06/2016)
Narrow
escape from Kabul: 6 Nepalis manage to get to Delhi, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 05/04/2016)
5
Nepalis rescued in Afghan Capital (kp 09/02/2015)
Thousands
of Nepalis work illegally in Afghanistan, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
02/11/2014)
Two
Nepalis killed in Kabul attack (ht 23/07/2014)
Africa
(South of Sahara, East Africa)
Stranded workers back (kp 03/04/2018)
South Sudanese praise Nepali peacekeepers (kp 05/03/2018)
AIDIA hosts Nepal-Zambia roundtable meeting (kp 14/02/2018)
Seven
Nepali girls ‘rescued’ from Kenya; mission goes on: Indian external
affairs minister says the potential victims of trafficking were rescued
along with three Indian girls, by Chandan Kumar Mandal(kp 05/01/2018)
Diplomatic ties set up with Burkina Faso (ht 31/12/2017)
Nepal, Liberia diplomatic ties set up (ht 19/08/2017)
Nepal
and Djibouti set up diplomatic ties (kp 16/07/2017)
Ethiopian,
Nepali private sectors urged to team up (kp 15/06/2017)
Nepal
and Uganda establish diplomatic relations (kp 14/06/2017)
Nepal,
Guinea diplomatic ties set up (ht 14/05/2016)
Rai
presents letters of credence in Botswana (ht 27/04/2016)
Rai
presents credentials to South African Prez (kp 07/02/2015)
22
Nepali women working illegally in Tanzania casino held, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 26/01/2015), 22
Nepali girls held in Tanzania repatriated, by Shreejana Shrestha
(rep 16/02/2015)
NEF,
IPAR sign co-operation MoU (kp 14/10/2014)
PM
Koirala meets counterparts from Pakistan, B'desh (rep 27/09/2014)
CoAS
Rana visits South Sudan (kp 08/09/2014)
Ebola
panic among Nepalis in W Africa, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
17/08/2014), 3,000
Nepalis in Ebola zone, by Roshan Sedhai and Manish Gautam (kp
20/08/2014)
Four
Nepalis stranded in Nigeria (kp 06/07/2014)
Ordeals
for Nepali maids in African dance bars, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
08/03/2014)
NRNA
to combat trafficking (kp 04/03/2014)
6
Nepalis await deportation in Tanzania, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
26/01/2014), A
tale of six duped in Dar es Salaam: New racket trafficking Nepali
job-seekers to Africa, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 07/02/2014)
NRNA
rescues two Nepalis from Uganda, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
08/01/2014)
Australia
Aussie envoy congratulates 26 scholarship recipients (kp 04/11/2017)
Australian ambassador visits refugee camps (kp 26/07/2017)
Nepal,
Australian sign MoU on consultation mechanism: The understanding is
aimed at exchanging views on mutual interests and common global issues
(kp 16/07/2017)
Australian
envoy meets DPM Mahara (ht 30/06/2017)
New
Australia immigration rules may affect Nepalis (kp 20/04/2017)
Budd
picked next Australian envoy (kp 23/03/2017)
Nepal
proposes ASA with AUS (kp 02/02/2017)
Nepali
diaspora in Australia: New generation of Nepalis are integrating more
actively in their new homeland, by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp
29/01/2017), Nepali
diaspora in Australia II: It’s not greed that makes young people go
abroad, but a lack of prospects in Nepal, by Khagendra N. Sharma
(kp 26/02/2017)
Australian
Education Exhibition on Monday (kp 20/01/2017)
Trending
: Australian education: A record number of Nepali students are heading
to university Down Under, by Jessica Cortis (nt 06/01/2017)
FM
sets off on weeklong Australia visit (kp 23/11/2016), FM
urges Australia to resume visa service from Kathmandu (kp
25/11/2016)
Australian
embassy organises ‘Education for All’ workshop (kp 18/11/2016)
‘Arrest
fear’ cited for cancelled tour: Maoist Centre chief Dahal cancels
Australia trip at the last moment, by Dewan Rai (kp 24/06/2016) [Obviously, he feels guilty!], No
threat in Australia for Dahal: Envoy (kp 29/06/2016)
Nepali
representatives to attend short course on inclusive education in
Australia (ht 16/04/2016)
Samskaras
down under: While traditional rituals reinforce Nepali identity among
migrants in Australia, they are losing value, by Khagendra N.
Sharma (kp 15/03/2015)
Australia
supports gender equality (kp 07/03/2015)
46
Nepali students get Australian scholarships (ht 30/11/2014)
A
candid conversation, interview with Australian Ambassador GVlen
White (rep 25/04/2014)
Migrants
say Australia blew up their boat, sent them back: Are from Nepal,
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Iran (ht 27/02/2014)
Setting
their sights on Australia, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/01/2014)
Bangladesh
B’desh-India-Nepal bus trial run (kp 24/04/2018)
Govt plans to sign energy pact with Bangladesh (ht 16/04/2018)
Plan to trade power with China, B’desh, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 20/03/2018)
Bangladesh lessons: Nepal’s strategic location can be better utilized to expand market access to China, India and Bangladesh, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 20/03/2018)
Let’s get together: Cooperation between Nepal, India and Bangladesh will give a boost to South Asian regionalism, by Sunil KC (kp 01/03/2018)
Calls for strong Nepal-Bangladesh ties, connectivity (kp 26/02/2018)
Bangladesh Expo to kick off on Friday (kp 22/02/2018), Bangladesh Expo opens its door to visitors (kp 24/02/2018)
Nepali ginger finds alternative market in Bangladesh, by Raju Adhikari (rep 01/02/2018)
Bangladesh proposes to build hydropower plants in Nepal (kp 19/01/2018)
Trade secy meets Bangladeshi counterpart (ht 12/12/2017)
Nepalis enrolled in blacklisted Bangladesh colleges: Future of more than 200 students at stake, by Sabitri Dhakal (kp 24/11/2017)
B’desh, India and Nepal to enforce transport deal: Dhaka urges Delhi to facilitate power import from Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/10/2017)
Secretary
Bairagi meets Bangladeshi foreign minister: Holds discussions on
bilateral matters, including trade, transit, connectivity, energy,
higher education and tourism (kp 09/10/2017)
Safe haven: Young LGBTI blogger flees Bangladesh to find safe shelter in Nepal, by Shristi Kafle (kp 12/08/2017)
GMR,
B’desh to sign deal to evacuate power, by Bibek Subedi (kp
06/07/2017)
Hatil
makes foray into Nepali market (kp 01/05/2017)
Indian
help sought for Nepal-Bangladesh trade, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
10/04/2017)
Bangladesh willing to
invest $1 billion in Nepal's power sector (rep 13/02/2017)
B’desh
‘keen’ to develop big hydel projects in Nepal, by Bibek Subedi (kp
11/12/2016)
Nepal,
Bangladesh likely to sign power trade agreement, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 17/08/2016)
Let’s
team up: Though de jure territorially separated, Nepal and
Bangladesh de facto are conjoined by virtue of common Himalayan
rivers, by Madhukar Shamsher JB Rana (kp 08/07/2016)
Bangladesh
to gift 10k tonnes of rice, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 02/06/2016), First
instalment of rice gifted by B’desh arrives (kp 27/06/2016)
Nepal-Bangladesh
commerce secretary-level talks kick off (ht 11/05/2016), Nepal,
Bangladesh agree to remove TBT (ht 12/05/2016), 108
Nepali products get duty-free access to Bangladesh, by Parbat
Portel (kp 14/05/2016)
Nepal-Bangladesh
bilateral talks: Easy market access, trade barrier removal top agendas
(kp 27/04/2016)
Nepal-B’desh
commerce secretary-level talks next month (ht 13/04/2016)
Vishakhapatnam
port to be operationalized for Nepal’s third country trade: Another
transit route to Bangladesh to be opened, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
20/02/2016), India,
B’desh open immigration offices, by Parat Portel (kp 22/02/2016)
Crisis
delays planned Nepal-Bangla accord (kp 16/12/2015)
Nepal-Bangladesh
bilateral trade halted, by Parbat Portel (kp 08/10/2015)
First
trade deficit with Bangladesh in 10 years, by Parbat Portel (kp
06/08/2015)
Bangladesh
donates 10,000 tonnes of rice (kp 18/05/2015)
Bangladesh
agrees to simplify visa process (kp 24/04/2015)
Nepal-Bangladesh
trade talks slated to start on Wednesday, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
20/04/2015), Nepal
to cut customs on 50 B’deshi items: Seeks duty free access to 45 more
products, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/04/2015), Nepal,
Bangladesh sign pact to facilitate trade: A total of 108 Nepali
products to be extended duty-free access to Bangladeshi market, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 24/04/2015), Trade
surplus dips (ht 24/04/2015)
Nepal-Bangladesh
trade talks: Nepal pushes for visa on arrival facility for B’desh
(kp 07/04/2015)
B’desh
new transit for traffickers: On Saturday, a Nepali woman was caught in
Bangladesh trying to fly to Saudi Arabia without a visa (kp
06/04/2015)
Nepal,
B’desh trade talk in April second week (ht 01/04/2015)
Nepal,
Bangladesh ink tax agreement (ht 30/01/2015)
Pandey
in Dhaka to invite B’desh PM (kp 13/10/2014)
Koirala
talks business with Bangladesh PM: Hasina shows interest in investing
in hydel in Nepal (kp 27/09/2014), PM
Koirala meets counterparts from Pakistan, B'desh (rep 27/09/2014)
Burma (Myanmar)
Myanmar army chief’s visit: Nepal must raise Rohingya crisis issue, say human rights activists (kp 10/12/2017), Myanmar army chief’s visit stirs controversy, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 13/12/2017)
Rohingya
and Nepal: Nepal, India and Bangladesh should exert pressure on the
United Nations and the Myanmar government to create proper environment
for safe return of the Rohingya, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 26/11/2017)
No
country for Rohingya: If we are indeed a tolerant country, why can’t
Nepal offer a sanctuary to the Rohingya people, often dubbed ‘the most
persecuted minority in the world’?, by Biswas Baral (rep 19/10/2017), Lhotshampa, Rohingya: Burma’s pernicious populism and a preoccupied world abandon the Rohingya, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 27/10/2017)
Don’t allow Rohingya refugees to enter Nepal: CPN-UML (ht 25/09/2017), Living
as refugees: Statelessness of Bhutanese Lhotsampas and Myanmar’s
Rohingya has been a cause of human suffering and needs global attention, by Suresh Sharma (kp 26/09/2017)
Art
and the Rohingya of Kathmandu: In Sujan Dangol’s Displaced are images
of moments stolen from the lives of people trying to lead fruitful,
ordinary lives in sync with the culture of a foreign land, by Kurchi Dasgupta (kp 17/09/2017)
Govt ups vigil amid Rohingya influx concerns, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 12/09/2017)
Banke Muslims call for end to Rohingya crisis (kp 11/09/2017)
Separated by violence and tested by time, Rohingya in Nepal ache for home, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/09/2017)
Over
200 Rohingya settle 'illegally' in capital: Government says they are
illegal migrants, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 04/06/2016) [??]
Rohingya
in Nepal: Urban refugees’ fate hangs in balance, by Dewan Rai (kp
19/11/2015)
The
Gurkhas of Burma, by Kai Weise (ht 04/04/2015)
A
Refugee’s Ramadan: For Rohingya Muslims here, Ramadan allows for an
occasion to deepen ties with Nepali Muslims; But it also reminds them
of missing families they’re unable to locate, by Sabrina Toppa (kp
19/07/2014)
Suu
Kyi arriving today (kp 13/06/2014), The
Lady visits: Myanmar's Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been an inspiration for
democratic movements across the world, including in Nepal, by Bhium
Udas (kp 13/06/2014), Suu
Kyi arriving today as state guest (ht 13/06/2014), Suu
Kyi lands in Kathmandu: PM Koirala lauds Nobel laureate's unflinching
faith in democracy (kp 14/06/2014), Democracy
and development go hand-in-hand, believes Suu Kyi (ht 14/06/2014), Nepal
inspires me, says Nobel laureate: Suu Kyi hails Nepal's model of
'negotiated compromise' (kp 15/06/2014), Democracy
is about inclusion: Suu Kyi (kp 15/06/2014), Lessons
from unlikely places: Nepal could learn plenty from Suu Kyi's struggle
for freedom, and Burma as a nation in a situation similar to our own,
by Nirab Koirala (kp 15/06/2014), Nepal
far ahead in democratic practice: Suu Kyi; Lauds Nepali Army’s
professionalism, negotiated decision making among political stakeholders
(ht 15/06/2014), Suu
Kyi says overwhelmed bywarm welcome, affection (ht 16/06/2014), Suu
Kyi wraps up Nepal visit (ht 17/06/2014), Suu
Kyi Defends Social Democracy, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 18/06/2014)
Myanmar’s
democracy icon SuuKyi to visit Nepal as state guest (ht 05/06/2014)
Su
Kyi set to visit Nepal in June (kp 22/04/2014)
Koirala,
Suu Kyi recall Nepal-Myanmar relations (ht 05/03/2014)
PM
Koirala to meet Nepali community in Myanmar (nn 05/03/2014)
Canada
Nepal
caucus formed in Canadian parliament (kp 06/10/2016)
Nobodies
who are somebody: What would the compensation be if Canadian nationals,
not Nepali guards, had been killed in Kabul?, by Sangita Thebe
Limbu (kp 15/07/2016)
‘Lack
of empathy’ sparks outrage, by Anil Giri (kp 23/06/2016), Nepal
to seek compensation from Canadian government (ht 24/06/2016)
Canadian
official in town for weeklong visit (ht 14/01/2015), Canadian
official calls on President (kp 17/01/2015), Canada
to support democratic transition in Nepal (ht 17/01/2015)
Nepal-Canada
Relations: Half A Century On The Friendship Road, by Prem Khatry
(rn 06/01/2015)
Europe
Nepal-German Relations at 60, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 04/04/2018)
EU mission urges EC to maintain transparency (kp 21/03/2018) [see official eu report], Mission against Khas-Aryas’ proportional representation (kp 21/03/2018), EU-EOM report undermines successful holding of election: Government (rep 21/03/2018), Govt
rejects EU report on elections: Foreign Ministry says the report not
only undermines the recent polls, but also goes against the scope and
norms of international election observation (kp 22/03/2018), Stop comments challenging constitution: Govt tells EU (rep 22/03/2018), Uncalled-for
report: The Eu election observation mission has gone beyond its mandate
to comment on political issues that have already been settled (ht 23/03/2018), EU report totally unacceptable: EC (rep 23/03/2018), Hail to the chiefs, by Om Astha Rai (nt 23/03/2018), EU mission sticks to advice for EC (kp 24/03/2018), EUEOM claims it fully abided by ToR, MoU (ht 24/03/2018), European Union’s Divisive Mission, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 25/03/2018) [Criticising the EU and favouring the non-inclusive politics of Nepal's male Tagadhari politicians!
The EU critics is necessary and justified as long as these politicians
continue their non-inclusive practice of selecting candidates for the
FPTP system!], PM Oli urges EU to correct its report on election observation (ht) [What
kind of election observation shall this be? The EU shall claim that the
election has been inclusive and that there have to be additional
Tagadhari representatives elected though the PR system even though you
and the other parties have predominantly nominated male Tagadhari
candidates for the FPTP system?], PM criticises EU poll mission for its report (kp 26/03/2018), EU report smacks of rancour, says Prime Minister Oli (ht 26/03/2018), Long-term returns: Govt is rightly keen to maintain state’s autonomy but must guard against majoritarian overreach (kp 16/03/2018) [Hopefully,
the PM and others of the over-represented male Tagadhari leaders have
time and are able to read this excellent editorial!], PCN asks EU to retract poll report (kp 26/03/2018) [??????], Lest
we ignore: Provisions of positive discrimination are meant to benefit
under-represented groups and its very purpose is defeated if an already
dominant ethnicity is brought under its ambit, by CK Lal (rep 26/03/2018), UML,
Maoists, NC slam EU mission’s poll report: Congress MPs avoid issue in
House n RJP-N members say report rightly seeks changes (kp 27/03/2018), What
EU wants: Nepal is a home to more than 100 ethnic communities, multiple
castes and languages. Why should EU always target Khas Arya?, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 28/03/2018) [The
basic misunderstanding is that the EU did not "direct" Nepal, as the
author claims, to exclude Tagadhari castes from the PR system but
simply "advised" the state to think about better inclusion of still
disadvantaged sections of society in the election system! This has been
part of the EU's election observation task because it has to do with
the fairness of recent elections. An intervention into the internal
affairs of Nepal would have been if the EU had "directed" the parties
to stop their outstanding preference of male Tagadharis when nominating
FPTP candidates! If the FPTP system becomes inclusive for all sections
of society, there would be no reason to exclude any social group from
the PR system!]
Swedish MPs hail Nepal’s progress in recent years: Multi-party panel visits projects funded by UNDP in Kaski, Gorkha (kp 24/02/2018)
Merkel, Abe congratulate Oli on his election to high office (kp 22/02/2018)
Nepal’s envoy to Hungary presents credentials (kp 17/02/2018)
UK minister, Army chief to begin weeklong visit tomorrow (kp 07/02/2018), UK minister calls on PM Deuba, Oli and Dahal (ht 14/02/2018)
MoFA sending additional staff to Geneva mission (rep 16/01/2018)
Nepal, Liechtenstein establish diplomatic ties (ht 24/12/2017)
EU team congratulates govt for holding polls peacefully (ht 09/12/2017)
EU launches poll observation mission (kp 08/11/2017)
First batch of European Union election observers arrives (kp 26/10/2017), European Union deploys election observation mission to Nepal (ht 27/10/2017)
‘Germany will work as interlocutor to Nepal’s peace process’ (kp 25/10/2017), Nepal should create business environment: Envoy (ht 25/10/2017), German envoy for publicizing Nepal's peace process success abroad (kp 25/10/2017)
The Macron era: It is important to understand the repercussions of French elections on Nepal and the world, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 01/08/2017)
Deported Nepali teen Bivsi Rana can return to Germany (kp 27/07/2017)
CoAS
meets top UK army officials (kp 13/07/2017)
Nepal-Ireland
friendship group formed (kp 30/06/2017)
50
years of Nepal-Germany friendship: Themed Building Bridges, an event
was organised in Cologne, Germany earlier this week to mark 50th
anniversary of GNFA (kp 25/05/2017)
EP
SAsia delegation calls on CEC, foreign minister: During the meeting,
the European parliamentarians held talks about the local polls and
preparations for the second round scheduled for June 14 (kp
23/05/2017)
Nepali
asylum seekers in Europe: Poverty, natural disasters and a political
impasse are not grounds for refugee status, by Shubhash Wostey (kp
07/05/2017)
UK
parliament motion seeks Saptari probe; MP Clwyd: Hold elections after
charter revision (kp 22/04/2017)
Bundestag
VP arriving (kp 08/04/2017), Nepal
should not send labour to Qatar under Kafala law: Bundestag Vice
President (ht 12/04/2017)
German
Minister Hendricks on four-day official visit to Nepal (ht
03/04/2017), German
minister in town on 4-day visit (kp 04/04/2017), German
minister urges all to take part in local elections: Minister Hendricks
assures that she would try to convince the concerned ministry in
Germany to extend all possible support for Nepal (kp
06/04/2017), German
minister praises Nepal’s community forestry (kp 06/04/2017), German minister urges
Nepalis to vote (rep 06/04/2017)
Swiss
envoy calls on PM Dahal (kp 16/03/2017)
Envoy
Thapa presents credentials to Dutch king (kp 10/03/2017)
Danish
Prince in Nepal on 10-day visit (kp 26/02/2017)
Will
address concerns raised by EU on statute: Mahat (kp 13/02/2017), FM to ask EU to lift ban
on Nepali airlines (rep 13/02/2017), Mahat
to seek removal of EU ban on Nepali airlines (ht 13/02/2017), In
Brussels, Mahat defends Nepal’s constitution (kp 15/02/2017), Mahat defends Nepal
constitution in Brussels (rep 15/02/2017), Minister
Mahat describes Nepal’s peace process as unique (kp 16/02/2017) [??], Nepal
requests EC to unban Nepali airlines (kp 17/02/2017)
Nepal’s
ambassador to EU presents letters of credence: Ambassador Thapa thanks
the EU authorities for their contribution to Nepal’s development
(kp 27/01/2017)
Many struggles: Most
Nepali migrant workers in Portugal don’t have legal papers or are
working in precarious jobs, by Alexandra Pereira and Sanjeev Dahal
(rep 17/01/2017)
Alliance
Française de Katmandou’s new home (kp 15/01/2017)
Swiss
envoy calls on DPM Nidhi (kp 21/12/2016)
Envoy
Thapa presents letter of credence to Belgian king (kp 09/12/2016)
EU
increases aid for PFM reform (ht 08/12/2016)
Nepal
can be Brussels of South Asia, interview with Rensje Teerink,
Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to Nepal (kp
05/12/2016)
EU
to allow only certified exports (ht 21/11/2016)
Nepal
to shut down its Denmark mission (kp 09/11/2016)
At
least 20 Nepalis in UK jail, by Nabin Pokharel (kp 28/09/2016)
Subedi
is Nepal’s envoy to UK (kp 09/09/2016)
UK
Minister Rory Stewart in Nepal (kp 02/09/2016), UK
minister in Nepal to assess reconstruction progress (ht 02/09/2016)
Nepal-France
Friendship Society established (ht 28/08/2016)
Nepal
seeks extension of GSP facility in EU (ht 23/08/2016)
Sherpa
receives one of Italy’s highest honours (ht 10/08/2016)
Brexit
may bolster radical elements in Nepal (ht 25/06/2016)
EU
to give GSP facility to registered firms only, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
23/06/2016)
Together
we walk: Investment from both public and private sectors is critical
for growth, by Mark Lowcock and Simon McDonald (rep 09/06/2016) [on
UK and Nepal]
Mending
fences: For the European Union, South Asia falls neither under its
sphere of influence nor is it among its priority areas, by Seema
Pandey (rep 02/06/2016)
Swiss
support ‘to continue’ (kp 01/06/2016)
Nepal-EU
trade cooperation helping build capacity of dairy stakeholders (rep
31/05/2016)
UK
warns brits not to involve in political activities in Nepal (kp
21/05/2016)
Ireland
urged to relax travel restrictions, by Nabin Pokharel (kp
02/05/2016)
Parliament
delegation busy in Britain: The team led by Speaker Onsari Gharti meets
British MPs and learns of their parliamentary system, by Nabin
Pokharel (kp 21/04/2016)
‘EU
stands by its position on Nepal’s new constitution’ (kp
06/04/2016), EU-India
statement surprises Teerink, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 06/04/2016), EU
Nepal head denies changing stance on constitution (rep 06/04/2016),
A Diplomatic
Wakeup Call, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 08/04/2016) [???]
Pace
of post-quake reconstruction too slow, say German MPs (ht
27/03/2016)
UK
Prince Harry arriving today (kp 19/03/2016), UK
Prince Harry in Nepal to ‘shine a spotlight’ on Nepalis’ resilience
(kp 20/03/2016), Prince
Harry appreciates Gurkhas (ht 20/03/2016), Prince
Harry to visit Pokhara, by Bharat Koirala (ht 20/03/2016), Harry
visits quake-affected areas (kp 21/03/2016), GAESO
president accuses
Britain of enslaving Nepalis: GAESO President Gurung says Prince Harry
meeting former Gurkha servicemen in Pokhara would be a hypocritical move
(kp 21/03/2016), Prince
Harry to address Nepal Girl Summit 2016 (ht 21/03/2016), Prince
Harry extends Nepal stay (ht 24/03/2016), Nepal
is a country you really have to come and visit: Prince Harry; Extends
visit by six more days, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 24/03/2016), Dying
for others: The royal tour has revived a debate in Nepal to redefine
Nepal-UK relations that allows Gurkha recruitment, by Om Astha Rai
(rep 25/03/2016)
British
trade mission in Kathmandu (rep 14/03/2016)
Prince
Harry arriving a day earlier: Itinerary rescheduled for the British
royal to catch up with Prime Minister Oli, who is leaving for a
week-long visit to China on March 20 (ht 10/03/2016)
British
trade mission to visit Nepal (rep 01/03/2016)
Nepal,
Germany sign mutual scientific cooperation deal (ht 25/02/2016), NAST,
IASS sign MoU for scientific cooperation (rep 25/02/2016)
Rs
231m EU aid for Bhutanese refugees (kp 14/01/2016)
UK
prince to visit Nepal this spring (kp 09/01/2016)
Thapa
to fly to Nepal-UK bicentenary reception (kp 14/12/2015), Thapa
in UK to ‘mend fences’ (kp 16/12/2015), Nepal’s
new charter a milestone: UK; But urges Kathmandu to agree a political
position that meets concerns of all Nepali citizens (kp
18/12/2015), Thapa
urges UK to end Col Lama’s case (kp 20/12/2015) [??], ‘Nepal’s
taken up ex-Gurkha issue with UK’, by Nabin Pokharel (kp 21/12/2015)
Nepal-EU
Joint Commission meeting hel]d (ht 25/11/2015)
EU
envoys vow support to new govt (kp 16/10/2015) [What else shall they say?]
Morris
appointed new UK envoy To Nepal (kp 08/10/2015)
UK
minister arriving in Kathmandu (ht 27/08/2015), British
minister visits emergency relief base at Tribhuvan International Airport
(ht 29/08/2015)
Dutch
minister arriving in Kathmandu (ht 05/06/2015)
Duke
of Cambridge offers his sympathy (kp 02/05/2015)
John
Rankin new British envoy to Nepal (rep 21/04/2015)
Number
of Nepalis in Portugal has doubled in one and half years, interview
with Makar Hamal, Honorary Consul General of Nepal in Portugal (rep
20/04/2015)
Norwegian
state secretary arrives (ht 15/04/2015), PM,
visiting Norwegian offical discuss ties, energy sector dev (kp
16/04/2015), Norway
state secy calls on PM Koirala: Also meets foreign, finance and women,
children and social welfare ministers (ht 16/04/2015)
European
Parliament delegation arrives (ht 08/04/2015), EU
delegation concerned over statute writing (ht 10/04/2015), EU
lawmakers call on Nembang, delegate asks about third CA (ht
10/04/2015), EU:
Is third CA poll possible? (rep 10/04/2015), EU
delegates stress inclusive statute (kp 11/04/2015), Third
CA election can’t even be imagined, PM tells EU team, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 11/04/2015) [Second CA was not
necessary either!!], EU
lawmakers clarify on their third CA query (ht 11/04/2015)
Ambassador
Dhital presents credentials (kp 26/03/2015)
Germany
seeks support in bid for UNSC seat (ht 11/03/2015)
FNCCI
woos German investment (ht 11/03/2015)
Outgoing
British envoy pays farewell call on PM (kp 28/02/2015)
Swayne
inspects DFID work (kp 21/02/2015)
UK
envoy to retire in March; says leaving foreign service (kp
12/02/2015), UK
envoy quits British Foreign Service, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
12/02/2015), UK
envoy says resignation not linked to Nepal (ht)
Meeting
with CK Raut apolitical, insist European ambassadors: PM tells envoys
that consensus and dialogue had
not been abandoned even if CA process has begun (kp 03/02/2015), Don’t
violate diplomatic code: PM; Prime Minister tells them the process of
voting is democratic practice, by Lekhanath Pandey (kp 03/02/2015),
“We
should have probably waited for a less sensitive moment”, interview
with Rensje Teerink (nt 06/02/2015)
In
Rumor Mill: European ambassadors have clarified their stand on events
that unfolded on the basis of rumors, by Keshab Poudel (sp
30/01/2015)
Lessons
from Belgium: A former Belgian Prime Minister gives his take on Nepal’s
constitution writing processes, by Cynthia Choo (nt 30/01/2015)
Nepal,
Czech Republic in cooperation agreement (kp 29/01/2015), NCC,
CCC sign MoU to strengthen ties (ht 30/01/2015)
EU
envoys clarify positionon meeting with CK Raut: Say ‘did not intend to
endorse his political lines’ (ht 28/01/2015)
German
envoy visits Tilaurakot (kp 25/01/2015)
Taking
Nepal Britain Ties To The Highest Level: British Government started
Gurkha recruitment from the same time to strengthen its security,
by Dhan Prasad Pandit (sp 16/01/2015)
MoFA
to ask for UK envoy’s take: Sparkes, in a newspaper opinion piece, had
called on lawmakers to protect right to change religion in new
constitution (kp 15/12/2014) [The British
ambassador's statement was necessary and reasonable! Only communal
forces see this different! The fundamental right of every citizen to
choose her/his religion must be guaranteed by the constitution!],
Sparkes’
advocacy of conversion sparks row (ht 15/12/2014), UK
envoy under flak for advocacy of conversion: Govt prepares to seek
clarification, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 15/12/2014), Diplomat
summoned over envoy’s conversion note, by Anil Giri (kp
16/12/2014), Govt
summons UK official over 'rights to change religion', by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 16/12/2014), Breach
of protocol: Andy Sparkes plea for right to conversion is condemnable;
it goes against basic diplomatic norms and values, by Bimal Gautam
(rep 16/12/2014) [The freedom to
choose one's own religion is a fundamental right of every human being
that is so far not respected in Nepal!!!], EU
envoys divided over Sparkes’ view (kp 20/12/2014), We
don’t advocate religion conversion: German envoy (ht 20/12/2014), Germany
doesn't hold any position on religion: German envoy (rep
20/12/2014), Envoy
Sparks Storm Of Conversion Controversy, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
21/12/2014)
‘Main
problem lies with aviation sector regulator, not individual airline
companies’, interview with EU Ambassador Rensje Teerink (ht
10/11/2014)
Envoys:
Step up consensus effort (kp 07/11/2014), Next
two months are critical: European ambassadors ask parties to find
common ground (ht 07/11/2014), EU
envoys urge leaders to step up consensus efforts (rep 07/11/2014)
Finnish
officials arriving on Nov 9 (rep 05/11/2014)
Prime
Minister urges Italian investment in hydropower sector (ht
29/10/2014), Commerce
Minister Thapa seeks to woo Italian investors (ht 29/10/2014), Italy
keen to invest in Nepal: Minister Vendova (rep 30/10/2014)
Germany
sees rise in Nepali students (kp 23/10/2014), German
envoy says PTA paves way for FDI (ht 23/10/2014)
Pact
to export Nepali herbs to Europe (kp 10/10/2014), GIZ
launches new agro initiative: Partnership aims to promote Nepali herbs
in EU, alleviate poverty (ht 10/10/2014)
PM
Koirala reaches Belgium on three-day Europe visit (kp 30/09/2014), Prime
minister meets EU President: Discusses issues of Nepal-EU relations
(ht 30/09/2014)
British
MPs term visit ‘successful’ (kp 21/09/2014), Visiting
UK MPs term Nepal visit ''exceptionally valuable'' (rep 21/09/2014)
[??], British
parliamentarians conclude Nepal visit (ht 21/09/2014)
NGCCI
to lead visit to MEDICA (kp 18/09/2014)
Nepalis
in Scotland campaign against ‘Yes’, by Navin Pokharel (kp
16/09/2014)
Nepal’s
peace process exemplary: EU envoys (kp 11/09/2014) [??]
Operation
Mustang: United Kingdom’s MI6 aided torture of Maoist cadres, by
Ammu Kannampilly (kp 01/09/2014)
First
Nepal-UK consultation meeting held (kp 21/08/2014), Nepal,
UK review areas of cooperation (ht 21/08/2014)
Czech
team meets nembang, CA members (kp 04/06/2014)
UK
minister arriving today (ht 02/06/2014), UK
minister meets PM Koirala (kp 03/06/2014), South
Asia embarking on path to peace, stability: PM; UK minister lays stress
on Nepal-UK ties (ht 03/06/2014), British
State Minister Swire lauds Gurkhas (ht 04/06/2014), Ex-Gurkhas’
demands complicated: Swire (kp 04/06/2014), Nepal
needs to assure travellers about air safety: British minister (kp
04/06/2014), 'Nepal's
air safety still a major concern' (ht 04/06/2014), Independent
TRC commissioners for int’l reputation: Swire (kp 05/06/2014), Nepal
must abideby international laws, says Swire (ht 05/06/2014)
Embassy
to serve Nepalis on their doorstep (kp 24/05/2014)
Irish
consulate office (ht 24/04/2014)
Talking
business: With the visit of a French Business Delegation, Nepal and
France have started business (sp 09/05/2014), Friends
indeed: Countries like Nepal and France with comparable cultural and
artistic richness can have strong bonds, by Martine Bassereau (rep
11/05/2014)
The
Promotion of German-Nepal Business Links: Foreign investors investing
into thBritish parliamentariansconclude Nepal visite Nepalese market
bring new employment and prosperity to the Nepalese society and
significantly contribute to economic growth, by Frank Meyke (sp
09/05/2014), Political
stability for economic prosperity, by Frank Meyke (pr 15/05/2014)
[(Excerpts of the address by the German Ambassador at the Inaugural
Session of the 20th and 21st AGM of NGCCI]
Old
friends: Nepal and France have wirnessed similar upheavals after the
two countries established diplomatic relations, by Pushpa Adhikari
(rep 24/04/2014)
French
delegation in town for two-day visit (ht 22/04/2014), French
biz delegation meets FM Mahat (kp 23/04/2014)
Absence
of elected local officials worries Germany (ht 25/03/2014)
Nepali
consulates open in Portugal, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp 12/03/2014)
Won’t
forget Gurkhas’ sacrifice: British PM; Cameron hopes the two
governments can work together to strengthen bilateral business, culture
and education links (kp 08/03/2014)
UK
minister for int’l development to visit Nepal (nn 02/02/2014), British
minister says new CA inspires hope (ht 06/02/2014) [??]
The
Empire speaks back: The arts are an ideal way to celebrate the
historical ties between Nepal and the UK, by Alan Mercel-Sanca (kp
31/01/2014)
Mum’s
the word on mission properties (ht 26/01/2014)
Customs
bar used shoes from Switzerland, by Weena Pun (kp 15/01/2014)
Nepal
seeks 'negotiations' with UK to settle Col Lama's case, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 12/01/2014)
Nepal,
UK to set up bilateral mechanism (kp 11/01/2014)
EU
wants to help SAARC with regional cooperation (ht 09/01/2014), EU
for deepening partnership with SAARC ( rep 09/01/2014)
Nepal,
UK celebrate 200 years of diplomatic ties (ht 08/01/2014)
Gulf region - Near and Middle East -
Northern Africa
Govt concerned about Nepalis in war-torn Syria (kp 16/04/2018)
UAE defers character certificate for job visa: Temporary suspension spares long queues for migrant workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 03/04/2018)
Govt presses for safety of Nepalis in Saudi (kp 27/03/2018)
Kin of migrant in Saudi appeals for his rescue, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 27/03/2018)
Qatar,
beyond labour: At a time when the Qatari sovereign wealth fund is
seeking investment opportunities around Asia, Nepal can be an
attractive destination, by Prashanta Pradhan (kp 20/03/2018)
Jordan jobs: Work begins for sending Nepali domestic helps, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/03/2018)
Govt mulls signing labour pacts with Kuwait, UAE (ht 13/03/2018)
UAE Embassy selects two agencies to verify Nepali migrant worker certificate (kp 12/03/2018)
UAE’s character certificate rule a hassle for migrant workers, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 09/03/2018)
Nepal Embassy in Saudi Arabia rescues maid: Missing Shanta Pariyar reunites with her family after seven years (kp 09/03/2018)
Qatari investors keen in importing mineral water: Qatar mainly imports mineral-mixed bottled water from France and Italy (kp 08/03/2018)
11 stranded Nepali workers rescued from Oman (kp 07/03/2018)
Thousands of Nepalis accept Kuwait amnesty (kp 24/02/2018)
Labour Ministry announces vacancies for counsellors, attachés in 4 Gulf countries (kp 11/02/2018)
‘Good Conduct Certificate’ must for work visa in UAE (kp 08/02/2018)
Saudi, Oman decision to hit Nepali workers, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 03/02/2018)
Saudi job restriction rule to hurt Nepalis (kp 01/02/2018), Can Saudi Arabia dispense with expat workers? (kp 01/02/2018), Weight of migration: Saudi decision to restrict foreign employment workers could hit our economy, migrants hard (kp 02/02/2018)
Kuwait’s amnesty offer to reprieve hundreds of stranded Nepalis, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/01/2018), Govt to tell stranded Nepalis to accept Kuwait amnesty, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 29/01/2018), 20 more Nepali workers rescued from Kuwait (kp 30/01/2018)
Rs52 million compensation recovered for 31 migrants who died in Kuwait (kp 14/01/2018)
Marooned
in Kuwait: Govt gears up to rescue 200 other workers: Officials say the
government is also trying to waive off fines and recover unpaid wages
of workers left in the lurch by Kharafi National (kp 30/12/2017)
Qatar top destination for Nepali migrants (ht 29/12/2017)
Nepali woman returns home from Iraq incapacitated, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 26/12/2017)
Kunwar returns with support of fellow migrants (kp 24/12/2017)
Bilateral labour agreement with Gulf nations soon: Mansur (ht 19/12/2017)
Stranded in Kuwait: Nepali mission initiates rescue of workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/12/2017), Government tells concerned agencies to expedite rescue (kp 07/12/2017), 20 stranded citizens to be sent home in first phase, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/12/2017), ‘21 stranded Nepalis to return home shortly’ (kp 15/12/2017), 20 stranded Nepalis to return home today, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/12/2017)
Family in agony as sole breadwinner languishing in Saudi prison, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 05/12/2017)
Qatar's basic wage rule ignores Nepal's stance, hurts workers, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 01/12/2017)
Stranded in Kuwait: With no money and job, migrants cry for help, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/11/2017), Efforts on to rescue Nepalis stranded in Kuwait’ (kp 01/12/2017)
Labour agreement with UAE soon (kp 25/11/2017)
Nepal to have Qatar service centre, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 24/11/2017)
Nepali migrants in Qatar: Poor treatment of workers goes on, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/11/2013)
Prez
Bhandari hold talks with UAE crown prince in Abu Dhabi: The President
lays stress on making the bilateral mechanism between the two
countries (kp 15/11/2017), President asks UAE authorities to reconsider Bam’s sentence (kp 17/11/2017)
Nepali woman dies in Kuwaitwhile trying to escape confinement (kp 09/11/2017)
Qatar’s migrant fund expected to support Nepali workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 04/11/2017)
Nepal-Jordan sign labour agreement (kp 19/10/2017), Joint panel to implement pact (kp 23/10/2017), Nepal, Jordan to form committee (ht 27/10/2017), BLA paves way for Nepali maids to work in Jordan (ht 03/11/2017)
Nearly 1,300 Nepalis lose job in Qatar (kp 16/10/2017)
Facilitate
migrants: The government should be constantly informed about plights of
nepali workers and ensure their safety in Qatar (ht 09/10/2017)
Nearly
50k Nepali workers set to miss Qatar training: The training is aimed at
improving technical capabilities, enhancing job performance and
increasing productivity and safety of migrant workers on construction
sites, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/10/2017)
‘Unfree’ labour: Only a concerted global effort will destroy the extremely exploitative employment system in the Gulf, by Leila Antier (kp 06/10/2017)
Nepal, Oman establish bilateral consultation mechanism (ht 28/09/2017), PM Deuba tours historical palaces and forts in Oman (ht 28/09/2017)
Nepali worker in Qatar ‘sacked’ after speaking to UN team (kp 27/09/2017)
Nepali languishing in Saudi jail for four years, by Rudra Khadka (rep 12/09/2017)
Caught in the deadlock: The plight of Nepali migrant workers in Qatar exposes Nepal’s institutional deficiencies, by Marco Kuan Long Lam (kp 23/08/2017)
Human distress: Govt needs to do more to protect migrant workers in the Gulf region (kp 10/08/2017)
Nepal, Morocco sign MoU on cooperation (kp 04/08/2017), Nepal, Morocco to form consultation body (ht 04/08/2017)
Qatar
ambassador briefs PM on latest situation (kp 20/07/2017)
12
stranded Nepali migrants return home (ht 18/07/2017)
15
Nepali migrant workers stranded in Qatar (13/07/2017)
Govt
team off to Qatar (ht 08/0772017), Nepali
migrants safe in Qatar: Study team (ht 14/07/2017)
Nepal
in a fix as Gulf rivals seek support, by Anil Giri (kp 07/07/2017)
Govt
planning to depute police attachés in Gulf (ht 02/07/2017)
Mahara’s
concern over Nepalis in Qatar: Ambassador Hamar pledges security of the
Nepalis working in Qatar and the companies operated by Qatari
businessmen in other parts of the Gulf (kp 01/07/2017)
Gathering
storm: If migrant workers lose their jobs, how will they repay their
debt to recruiting agents? How will they even return home?, by
Nishchal Nath Pandey (rep 26/06/2017)
Remittance
inflow from Qatar likely to be adversely hit (ht 21/06/2017)
'Nepali workers won't be
affected by Qatar diplomatic tension' (rep 21/06/2017)
Chaos
in Qatar: Recent events in the Gulf should make us think of all
eventualities and come up with effective contingency plans, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 20/06/2017)
Cause
for concern for Nepalis in gas-rich nation, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 06/06/2017), Arab
countries’ action may hit Nepali migrants (ht 06/06/2017), Doha
bound: Nepal govt should be ready to help our migrant workers if Gulf
crisis worsens (kp 07/06/2017), Nepalis
in Qatar worried: The Saudi-led blockade of Qatar has fanned fear about
the future among Nepali migrant workers in the Gulf region because of a
lack of information, by Karma Dolma Gurung (nt 09/06/2017), Families ripped apart,
freedom of expression under attack in Gulf: AI (rep 12/06/2017), Blockading
Qatar (nt 16/06/2017)
Ambassador
Dhakal submits copy of credentials to Omani Foreign Minister (ht
05/06/2017)
Cremated ‘dead’ man
turns up alive from Gulf (rep 27/05/2017)
Migrant workers continue
to face appalling treatment in Qatar (rep 20/05/2017)
Nepalis
among migrant workers blocked from leaving Qatar (ht 30/03/2017)
UN
sets Nov deadline for Qatar to
end abuse of migrants: Warns of investigation if new labour reforms not
implemented; Qatar is home to around half a million Nepalis, and the
Arab state hired 129,038 workers from Nepal in 2015-16 to become the
second largest recipient of Nepali migrants after Saudi Arabia in the
region (kp 24/03/2017)
Saudi amnesty for
undocumented workers: Around 40,000 Nepalis may benefit (rep
21/03/2017), Embassy
urges illegal workers to make use of amnesty (rep 27/03/2017)
Nepali
migrant workers stuck in Saudi Arabia: Are struggling to obtain ‘return
permit’ from recruiters (kp 26/02/2017)
Home
he returns, in a coffin, almost six years after death: Bam Bahadur
Moktan died in a Saudi hospital on July 8, 2011, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 16/02/2017)
7
years in Jeddah jail: Ten Nepali migrant workers return home to ask:
"Why did our government abandon us?", by Om Astha Rai (nt
03/02/2017)
2
Nepali women held in Lebanon on spying charge: According to Lebanon
General Security Directorate, those caught for spying for Israel
include two Lebanese and a Palestinian refugee (kp 27/01/2017)
PM
leaves for UAE today to attend energy summit (kp 14/01/2017), Dahal
urges investment in Nepal’s energy sector (kp 17/01/2017)
Nepal
raises labour issues with Qatar (kp 12/01/2017)
15,000
migrants stranded due to row over medical fees: Nepal Association of
Foreign Employment Agencies says workers have not been able to apply
for visa for almost a month (kp 11/01/2017)
Workers
get jail, flogging over Saudi unpaid wage unrest (kp 04/01/2017)
Nepal,
Qatar sign MOU activation plan (kp 19/12/2016)
Qatar
labour reform: ‘Ending kafala barely scratches the surface’; Old wine
in new bottle; laws do not protect migrant workers: Activists; Will
make comments after studying new legislation: Nepali officials, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 14/12/2016)
Kin
of unpaid workers in Saudi appeal for help (kp 13/11/2016)
Costly
Saudi visa could hit Nepalis: Saudi Arabia has been the top destination
for Nepalis, with 138,529 of them going to work there last fiscal year
(kp 03/10/2016)
Looming crisis in Gulf
dims prospects for Nepali economy (rep 28/09/2016)
Situation getting worse
for Nepali migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, by Siromani Dhungana
(rep 12/09/2016)
Around
20,000 Nepalis to benefit from Qatar’s amnesty programme: Doha gives 3
months starting Sept 1 to illegal residents to leave country (kp
26/08/2016))
Women
stranded in Saudi: Nepali mission starts repatriation process (kp
25/08/2016)
Nepali
mission offers help to stranded workers in Saudi (kp 19/08/2016)
Sponsorship
laws to be replaced in Qatar in Dec: Will make switching jobs easier
for half-a-million migrant Nepalis (kp 14/08/2016)
Man
from Kavre languishing in Saudi prison for 15 months (ht 10/08/2016)
DoFE
flooded with complaints from migrants in Saudi Arabia, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 08/08/2016), MoFA
asked to rescue Nepalis from Saudi (kp 09/08/2016), Workers
urged to get in touch with embassy: According to Saudi media, Saudi
King Salman has instructed authorities to ensure that all the workers
are paid their salaries (kp 09/08/2016), Nepal
urges Saudi to help stranded workers (kp 10/08/2016), Oil
shock: Govt should urgently take up issues of laid-off Nepali workers
in Saudi Arabia (kp 11/08/2016)
Concern
for Nepali workers as Saudi economy sputters: Reports of big companies
dismissing foreign workers; India arranging for evacuation of ‘10,000’
stranded Indian migrants, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/08/2016)
Bruised,
woman returns from Kuwait empty-handed (kp 24/07/2016)
23
Nepalis denied pay for months in Saudi Arabia, by Hom Karki (kp
18/07/2016)
130
Nepali migrants left in the lurch in Qatar, by Hom Karki (kp
07/07/2015)
Rights
groups against age limit for women migrant workers: Only those women
who are 24 years and above are allowed to go to Gulf countries for
employment (kp 25/06/2016)
3,500
Nepalis at work for 2022 World Cup, by Harikrishna Gautam (rep
09/06/2016)
Held
hostage for 16 yrs, claims Nepali worker in Saudi, by Hom Karki (kp
05/06/2016)
UAE
opens embassy in Kathmandu: PM Oli seeks clemency for Nepali facing
death sentence in the Gulf country, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
11/05/2016)
Saudi
prepares to hire 1m workers: Warns visa fraud cases will be sternly
punished (kp 07/05/2016)
Qatar
gifts nine Mercedes cars to Nepal (ht 05/05/2016)
Qatar
set to send Bippa proposal to Nepal govt, by Hom Karki (kp
18/04/2016)
Shrestha
asks Qatar to give Nepalis free visa, free ticket, by Hom Karki (kp
17/04/2016)
Nepal’s
envoy to Saudi injured in knife attack (kp 15/04/2015)
Amnesty
International paints a bleak picture of Nepalis in Qatar, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 01/04/2016)
Seven
women returned from Saudi, by Hom Karki (kp 26/03/2016)
Embassy
in UAE starts probe into ‘human trafficking’ case, by Hom Karki (kp
24/03/2016)
Kuwait
deports 714 Nepali migrants, by Hom Karki (kp 21/03/2016)
Innocent
Nepali languishing in foreign jail, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep
17/03/2016)
Nepali,
Bangladeshi women trapped in Syria (kp 14/03/2016)
7
Nepali workers held in Kuwait: Number of Nepalis being charged of
prostitution, drugs smuggling or trafficking liquor have
risen in recent times, by Hom Karki (kp 11/03/2016)
Nepali
woman raped in Kuwait, by Hom Karki (kp 10/03/2016)
Work
in progress: Dubai is one of the wealthiest and most luxurious cities
in the world, and it is the migrant workers who toil here that make
this lifestyle possible, by Jan Møller Hansen (nt 04/03/2016)
United
Arab Emigrants: Nepali workers in the UAE move from construction to
services, by Om Astha Rai (nt 04/03/2016)
Foreign
Secretary Bairagi leaves for Qatar: To take initiatives to set up a
bilateral consultative mechanism during his visit (ht 24/01/2016)
583
Nepalis died in Gulf last year: Report, by Hom Karki (kp 22/01/2016)
Unprepared
Nepal: The Shiite-Sunni conflict and diminishing petro-earnings will
affect two millions Nepali workers in the Middle East, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 20/01/2016)
Kuwait
amnesty for migrants begins, by Hom Karki (kp 12/01/2016)
No
visa on arrival to Syrians from today (ht 01/01/2016)
Missing
woman rescued after 10 yrs, by Hom Karki (kp 25/11/2015)
NHRC
team off to Qatar to promote rights of Nepali migrant workers (ht
14/11/2015), NHRC,
Qatar’s rights body sign 10-pt deal: Agreement aims to ensure Nepali
migrant workers’ human rights, by Hom Karki (kp 17/11/2015)
50
Nepalis stranded in Saudi Arabia (ht 10/11/2015)
Qatari
police free 17 Nepali workers: Nepal mission to repatriate 37 others,
by Hom Karki (kp 06/11/2015)
Working
away from home: One in every five people in Doha is a Nepali migrant
worker, by Pattabi Raman (nt 06/11/2015)
Qatar
government makes changes in sponsorship law, by Hom Karki (kp
29/10/2015)
Govt
preparing to sign labour pact with Jordan (ht 23/09/2015)
Nepali
travellers safe in SArabia, by Hom Karki (kp 13/09/2015)
Nepali
woman dies in iraq kitchen fire, by Hom Karki (kp 30/08/2015)
Qatar
grants amnesty to 21 Nepalis, by Hom Karki (kp 13/08/2015)
Bahrain
to grant amnesty to illegal workers, by Hom Karki (kp 29/06/2015)
Foreign
firms seek ways to help quake-hit workers, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
08/06/2015)
Qatar
minister vows to improve migrants’lives (ht 06/05/2015)
Embassies
ask host countries to grant Nepali workers leave (kp 30/04/2015)
Nepal
to shut down shelter for migrants in Kuwait (kp 08/04/2015)
Kuwait
sets up lodging centre to support female migrants (ht 08/04/2015)
Qatari
delegation in Kathmandu: Cost-free hiring of Nepalis in Qatar tops
agenda, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 06/04/2015), Qatar
urged to ensure full insurance cover, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
07/04/2015), The
exodus: Qatar and Nepal should both explore a govt-to-govt deal for
migrant workers (kp 08/04/2015)Govt preparing to sign labour pact
with Jordan
Illegal
Nepalis in Oman and Bahrain: Thousands of workers to benefit from
amnesty (kp 05/04/2015)
Nepal,
Bahrain sign 10-point pact, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 04/04/2015)
Housemaids
in M'sia, gulf: Nepali missions against lifting employment ban on women,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 03/04/2015)
Bid
to bring Nepalis home from Yemen (ht 01/04/2015), 10
Nepalis rescued from Yemen (kp 03/04/2015), Nine
Nepalis rescued from two Yemen cities, nine still trapped, by Tika
R. Pradhan (ht 03/04/2015)
Qatari
minister scheduled to visit Nepal to discuss labour issues (ht
25/03/2015)
Four
Nepali migrant workers stranded in Saudi, by Dilip Khatri (ht
05/03/2015)
549
Nepali workers died in Gulf countries in 2014, by Hom Karki (kp
16/01/2015)
No
country for women: Despite a ban, women migrant workers come back from
the Gulf in the thousands with harrowing tales of economic and physical
exploitation, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 09/01/2015)
Qatar
upholds death penalty to Karki, by Hom Karki (kp 02/01/2015)
Qatar
acquits Nepali of murder, by Hom Karki (kp 26/12/2014), Nepali
released by Qatar in murder case rejoices his return, by Deonarayan
Sah (kp kp 09/01/2015)
Envoy
to Kuwait submits letters of credence (ht 24/12/2014)
Most
Nepalis fail driving test in Qatar, by Hom Karki (kp 14/12/2014)
Gulf
countries to improve domestic workers’ condition, by Hom Karki (kp
06/12/2014)
Kuwait
asked to halt visas for housemaids, by Hom Karki (kp 01/12/2014)
119
Nepalis in Qatar set to be deported (kp 29/11/2014)
Nepali
migrant workers stage protest in Qatar, by Hom Karki (kp 24/11/2014)
Govt
asked to probe status of migrants (kp 06/11/2014)
38
Nepali bodies unattended overseas, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep
03/11/2014)
Death
trap: Workers have to bear intense heat and get by on little rest or
food, by Prayash Raj Koirala (rep 23/10/2014)
Sheltered
housemaids protest seeking early return home (ht 21/10/2014)
Nepali
worker loses both legs in Qatar, by Hom Karki (kp 17/10/2014)
Nepali
embassies in Gulf seek additional staffers, by Hom Karki (kp
12/10/2014)
FM
meets his Chinese, Qatari counterparts (kp 29/09/2014)
Welfare
of foreign workers discussed (ht 25/09/2014)
SArabia
cautious of some conditions in labour pact (ht 22/09/2014)
Ambassadors
apprise Koirala of Nepalis’ plight in Gulf (kp 21/09/2014), PM
interacts with Nepali envoys in UAE: Tells to do needful to ensure
workers’ safety (ht 21/09/2014)
Two
die in Qatar detention fire (kp 14/09/2014)
Human
rights workers' disappearance: Kin urge Qatar for early release (kp
05/09/2014), Gone
missing: Disappearance of two British Nepali rights workers in Qatar is
worrying (kp 05/09/2014), Nepali
origin men missing in Qatar (ht 05/09/2014), UK,
Amnesty voice concerns (kp 06/09/2014), Qatar
confirms detention of British Nepali rights workers: Says Krishna
Upadhyaya and Gundev Ghimire violated the Qatari law (kp
08/09/2014), Qatar
confirms arrest of Britons of Nepali origin (ht 08/09/2014), Spouses
of Qatar-held rights workers seek UK PM’s help (kp 09/09/2014), Qatar
frees two human rights defenders (kp 10/09/2014), Freed
from Qatar, rights workers reach home (kp 21/09/2014)
1,000
Nepal-bound container trucks stranded in Khasa, by Risiram Poudyal
(kp 05/09/2014)
PM,
Nepali envoys to Gulf to interact on his way to New York (ht
04/09/2014)
Govt
requests Gulf countries not to take in Nepali housemaids, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 02/09/2014)
Maids
waiting to return flee shelter, by Hom Karki (kp 02/09/2014)
26
Nepalis languishing in Qatar after employer fled without paying, by
Hom Karki (kp 31/08/2014)
Yet
another Nepali maid's tale of Saudi torment, by Rohit Rai (rep
27/08/2014)
State
Minister Gurung seeks validation of housemaid visas, by Hom Karki
(kp 25/08/2014), Nepali
Embassy in Kuwait: Proposal on housemaids rejected, by Hom Karki
(kp 27/08/2014)
8
Nepalis arrested on murder charges, by Hom Karki (kp 22/08/2014)
Nepali
housemaid returns to tell harrowing Saudi tale, by Anup Ojha (kp
22/08/2014)
10,000
Nepalis still in Iraq (rep 16/08/2014)
SArabia
to sign pact for domestic workers only: Govt keen on signing two
separate labour agreements, has forwarded drafts of both MoUs (ht
10/08/2014)
165
Nepalis stranded in Libya: Embassy in Cairo urges prompt rescue of 126,
by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 06/08/2014),
Govt
denies FEPB funds for Nepalis stuck in Libya, by Shreejana Shrestha
(rep 07/08/2014), Hungry
and passport-less in Libya, 9 Nepalis desperate to return, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 08/08/2014), South
Korea to rescue 168 Nepalis from Libya, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep
09/08/2014), Hundreds
of Nepalis trapped in Libya (kp 14/08/2014), 54
rescued from Libya: MoFA (kp 16/08/2014), Nepalis
stranded in Libya being rescued: MoFA (ht 16/08/2014), 54
Nepali workers stranded in Libya return home: Refute claims that they
were rescued by Indian govt, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 18/08/2014)
Saudi
penalty shatters Pariyar family’s dream, by Purna BK (kp
06/08/2014), Kin
perform final rites for woman executed in Saudi (ht 07/08/2014)
19
Nepali prisoners granted amnesty, by Hom Karki (kp 31/07/2014)
Govt
prepares to lift Gulf ban for female workers, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
28/07/2014)
Qatar
demands 180k Nepalis in a yr, by Hom Karki (kp 25/07/2014)
Qatar
pledges reforms in migrant labour sector, by Hom Karki (kp
24/07/2014)
Nepali
migrant fears for life in war-torn Syria, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
11/07/2014)
Six
Nepalis rescued in Oman (rep 09/07/2014)
NAFEA
urges Saudi embassy to simplify visa procedures (ht 20/06/2014)
Nepalis
among foreigners ‘abducted’ in Iraq (kp 19/06/2014), Efforts
on to ensure safety of Nepalis in Iraq, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
19/06/2014), Govt
braces for possible rescue of Nepalis in Iraq (kp 20/06/2014), Govt
urges Nepalis in Iraq to return home (ht 20/06/2014), Four
Nepalis abducted in Iraq freed: Ministry, by Hom Karki and Anmil
Giri (kp 21/06/2014), Nepalis
caught up in Iraq infighting: Reports say those abducted till now have
managed to escape their kidnappers and are safe (ht 21/06/2014), Nepalis
in war-torn Iraq ache for homeland (ht 22/06/2014), Govt
lays groundwork to rescue Nepalis (kp 23/06/2014), Sr
official visiting Iraq to rescue trapped Nepalis, by Anil Giri and
Hom Karki (kp 24/06/2014), Special
envoy to aid evacuation of Nepalis in Iraq, by Anil Giri (kp
25/06/2014), MoFA
Joint Secy Mainali to lead rescue bid in Iraq (ht 25/06/2014), Seven
Nepalis in touch with embassy staff (kp 26/06/2014), Nepalis
trapped in Tikrit strife, as others flee the Iraqi city for safety,
by Hom Karki (kp 27/06/2014), Nepal
seeks help from India, Pakistan, Turkey: 200 Nepali workers have asked
for immediate support: MoFA, by Santosh Ghimire (rep 28/06/2014), Trapped,
seven Nepalis prepare to flee Tikrit, by Hom Karki (kp 29/06/2014),
7
Nepalis in Tikrit in ‘rescue’ priority (kp 30/06/2014), Despite
dangers, Nepali migrants in Iraq detest returning home, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 30/06/2014), NRNA
appealsto state to rescue Nepalisin Iraq (ht 01/07/2014), India
agrees to rescue Nepalis, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 02/07/2014), Three
escape to Kurdistan, by Hom Karki (kp 02/07/2014), 'Special
Representative' heads for Iraq to rescue Nepalis (rep 02/07/2014), Seven
countrymen rescued from Tikrit: Mainali starts diplomatic efforts to
bring back Nepalis (ht 04/07/2014), Government
to bear rescue expenses (kp 05/07/2014), Nepalis
in Iraq reluctant to return home (ht 06/07/2014), Hoping
against hope? Nepali workers still see better prospoects in Iraq than
back home, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 06/07/2014), Rescued
Nepalis due to return tomorrow, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
09/07/2014), Exit
permit delays Nepalis’ return from Iraq (kp 10/07/2014), Special
rep Mainali likely to enter Iraq Saturday, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
10/07/2014), Stranded
Nepali workers waiting for exit permits (kp 12/07/2014), Mainali
awaiting green signal from Iraq: Nepal’s special representative’s
delayed entry could affect rescue of Nepalis (ht 12/07/2014), Diplomat
from Nepal’s mission visiting Iraq: In bid to facilitate exit permits
allowing Nepali workers to return home (ht 13/07/2014), Rescuing
Nepalis in Iraq: Urgency matters, by Hari Bansh Jha (ht
15/07/2014), Bring
Them Home, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 16/07/2014), Mainali
in Baghdad (ht 17/07/2014), 11
Nepalis arrive from Iraq, by Hom Karki (kp 19/07/2014), Workers
return after weeks of ordeal, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 19/07/2014), Mainali
leaves Iraq after mission (ht 13/08/2014)
Nepali
migrant sentenced to death in Qatar, by Hom Karki (kp 16/06/2014)
Kin
of dead Nepali workers fighting for compensation, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 07/06/2014) [related to Lebanon]
Embassy
‘unable’ to provide MRP in time: Migrant workers say those seeking the
MRPs are instructed to contact the embassy after five months, by
Hom Karki (kp 22/05/2014)
26
Nepalis rescued from Kuwait, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
19/05/2014)Sr official visiting Iraq to rescue trapped Nepalis
Qatar
to end sponsorship system, by Hom Karki (kp 19/05/2014)
Nepali
in Bahrain jail: Murder convict’s kin appeal for help (ht
18/05/2014)
Proposed
Qatar labor law change raises hopes, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep
16/05/2014)
Body
of Nepali woman lying in Syria for 3 mths, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 11/05/2014)
PM
to seek UAE pardon for Bam (kp 10/05/2014)
Nepali
maids, kids in Saudi prison, by Hom Karki (kp 09/05/2014)
Saudi
not interested in signing labour pact, by Subarna Poudel (ht
30/04/2014)
Domestics
in the Gulf: Death, torture final fate of many migrants, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 27/04/2014)
Many
Nepali workers find suicide as the best way out of Qatar, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 25/04/2014)
Qatar
govt role ‘helpful’ in returning illegal workers, by Hom Karki (kp
25/04/2014)
Employment
in Lybia: Hundreds of Nepalis continue to defy govt ban, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 20/04/2014)
Nepali
woman in Kuwait jail, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 10/04/2014)
Still
stranded: Despite a global outcry, migrant workers in Qatar continue to
suffer (kp 08/04/2014)
40
Nepali domestics stranded ticket-less in Lebanon, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 01/04/2014), 80
Nepalis languish in Lebanon, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 02/04/2014),
Govt
eying migrant worker fund to repatriate domestics (rep 02/04/2014)
Govt
prepares draft for labour pact with Malaysia, Kuwait (kp 27/03/2014)
In
an inhospitable land: The government seems hardly concerned about a
population that has helped keep the economy afloat, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 27/03/2014)
Govt
to exchange labour pact draft with SArabia, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
23/03/2014)
In
oil-rich Qatar, Nepali mission runs out of money to buy fuel, by
Hom Karki (kp 19/03/2014)
21
workers cry in Qatar for exit to Nepal, by Hom Karki (kp 08/03/2014)
Rs
10m raised to save a Nepali facing death (kp 03/03/2014)
Three
Nepalis among 12 dead in Doha blast, by Hom Karki (kp 28/02/2014)
Man
seeks help to trace missing sister in Syria, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 23/02/2014)
Government
to sign labour pact with Saudi Arabia, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
21/02/2014)
Uphold
law, Qatar tells recruit firms, by Hom Karki (kp 19/02/2014)
UCPN
(M) Chairperson Dahal leaves for Qatar; labour issue also on agenda
(nn 19/02/2014), Dahal
urges Qatar’s PM to resolve labour problems (nn 21/02/2014)
Qatar
introduces workers’ welfare, by Hom Karki (kp 13/02/2014), Qatar
promises better welfare for WC workers (ht 13/02/2014)
Nepali
migrant woman battered in Kuwait, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
10/02/2014)
Lack
of human resources: Migrants in lurch as embassy staff overworked,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 30/01/2014)
191
Nepalis died in Qatar last year (ht 28/01/2014), FIFA:
Migrant labours’ state improving in Qatar (kp 02/02/2014) [???]
Ex-migrant
workers shudder at thought of Gulf predators, by Anjali Subedi (rep
23/01/2014)
Nepali
youth gets death penalty in UAE (kp 17/01/2014)
Job
security in the Gulf: A confident democracy should have the
resourcefulness to speak to the Gulf countries, to try raise job
security and income levels of Nepali migrant workers, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (kp 17/01/2014)
Fear
of mass Saudi expulsion looms (kp 10/01/2014), Govt
to ensure return of illegal workers (ht 12/01/2014)
Appalling
revelation: Nepal must demand a thorough inquiry on the death of
workers in Saudi Arabia (kp 08/01/2014)
‘Natural
deaths’ raise doubts: Causes difficult to ascertain due to Saudi ban on
independent probe into migrants’ deaths, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
07/01/2014)
A
Nepali woman went to Kuwait with dreams but came home in a coffin,
by Anup Kaphle (Washington Post 07/01/2014)
Saudi
Arabia amnesty: 126 Nepali maids rescued in 3 months, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 06/01/2014)
New
Nepal envoy unlikely soon (Peninsula 06/01/2014)
Indonesia
Indonesian
envoy calls on PM Dahal (kp 20/01/2017)
Prime
minister to lead 11-member team to Indonesia (ht 17/04/2015), PM
to attend Asian-African summit (kp 18/04/2015), PM
Jakarta-bound today (kp 20/04/2015), Koirala
meets Indonesian President‚ B'desh PM (ht 24/04/2015)
One
on death row, five face life term, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
25/01/2015), Govt
initiates diplomatic channel to find out details, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 27/01/2015), Dispatch
from death row: It is a moral imperative for govt to appeal for the
repatriation of Nepalis on death row (kp 27/01/2015)
Nepalis
in Indonesia: INSEC asks govt to press for clemency (kp 20/01/2015)
Israel
Israel to recruit more Nepali caregivers: Officials at Israeli embassy hint the Jewish state could demand 500 workers in 2018 (kp 29/03/2018)
Nepalis
caring for Israel: There are about 10,000 Nepali women taking care of
elderly Israelis, by Tsering Dolker Gurung (nt 07/07/2017)
Nepal-Israel
chamber set up (kp 22/02/2017), Nepal-Israel
CCI established to boost bilateral trade (ht 22/02/2017)
2
Nepali women held in Lebanon on spying charge: According to Lebanon
General Security Directorate, those caught for spying for Israel
include two Lebanese and a Palestinian refugee (kp 27/01/2017)
Israel
likely to take more Nepali caregivers (ht 03/09/2016)
Students
benefit from Israeli agro programme (ht 05/08/2016)
Bilateral
consultations deal with Israel (kp 26/05/2016), Thapa
seeks more support from Israel: Israel PM Netanyau ready to extend more
support (rep 26/05/2016)
First
lot of Nepali caregivers in Israel (kp 12/04/2016)
14
Nepalis leaving for Israel jobs by mid-April: Govt (kp 05/04/2016)
Final
training for Israel jobs starts today (kp 25/02/2016)
Selection
test on Tuesday for caregiver job in Israel (kp 30/01/2016)
DoFE
compiling records of Israel job aspirants: Plans to send all 300
workers within a year in two groups (ht 11/09/2015)
Israeli
labour market to reopen soon for Nepalis, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
05/08/2015), Deal
with Israel to send workers (kp 08/08/2015)
Nepal
Army says it can purchase arms through embassy, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 18/06/2015)
Israel
advises its nationals to leave Nepal pronto (ht 30/04/2015)
Preps
to send Nepali workers to Israel: Ministry to table proposal soon
(kp 19/04/2015)
Waiting
to leave: Nepal and Israel need to consider a new
government-to-government deal for Nepali migrant workers, by Uddhab
Pyakurel (kp 07/04/2015)
Stop
Hundis: Nepali workers in Israel send millions of dollars back home
through Hundi every month on order to save commission charges, by
Sushil Adhikari (rep 16/02/2015)
Israel
‘ready’ to support Nepal in farm sector (kp 10/01/2015), B2B
meeting on agriculture sector held with Israel (kp 10/01/2015)
Nepal
asks Israel to take in 300 caregivers (rep 16/09/2014)
Israel
to train Nepali farmers (kp 01/09/2014), Nepalese
young farmers left Israel: Five hundred fifteen Nepalese youth are
going to Israel to learn the agriculture skill and technology (sp
12/09/2014)
300
caregivers to get initial Israel passage (kp 02/08/2014)
Israel
embassy staff on strike for salary raise, by Anil Giri (kp
28/03/2014)
Japan
From Chitwan to Chidoya: The number of Nepalis exploiting immigration loopholes to work in Japan is rising exponentially, by Kunda Dixit (nt 29/12/2017)
NC CC leader held at Japanese airport for seven hours, sent back to Nepal (ht 18/09/2017)
Japanese lawmakers, entrepreneurs arriving (kp 26/07/2017)
Govt
picks Rana as envoy to Japan (kp 25/04/2017) [Long
live family connections and other forms of nepotism: Pratibha Rana is
the mother-in-law of Nepali Congress President Sher BahadurDeuba who
will probably become PM in May ]
Rising
like the sun: Nepal-Japan ties have expanded rapidly since Kawaguchi’s
visit over a century ago, by Bhim Udas (kp 30/12/2016)
Texture
of bonding: Nepal-Japan relationship is shaped by a broad sense of
human love and respect than anything else, by Abhi Subedi (kp
04/09/2016)
Japan
honours contribution of individuals, organisations (kp 27/08/2016)
Japan
appoints friendship envoy to Nepal (rep 26/03/2016)
Nepalis
in Japan face psychological problems, suicide cases rising: These
deaths reflect only the tip of the iceberg of problems that Nepalis in
Japan face (kp 06/02/2016)
Nepalis
top list of asylum seekers (ht 24/01/2016)
Japan
formalises aid pledge for rebuilding, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
22/12/2015)
Prolonged
petroleum crisis worries Japan (ht 19/11/2015)
Nepal
Japan Relations In The Present Context, by Suresh Malla (kp
27/06/2015)
JICA
president to visit Nepal from May 24-26 (kp 23/05/2015)
Pandey
leaving for Japan (ht 11/03/2015)
Mahat
talks Japan-Nepal relations (kp 13/02/2015)
Japan
honours Nepali for his bravery: Confers ‘Red Ribbon’on Anuj Karki for
saving a Japanese (ht 25/01/2015)
Nepal
Japan Friendship Society launched (ht 02/11/2014)
Nepal,
Japan to strengthen bilateral ties (kp 10/10/2014), Pandey
seeks more investment in infrastructure from Japan: Fails to meet
Japanese Prime Minister Abe (ht 10/10/2014)
Japanese
vice-minister arriving to observe post-poll developments (ht
07/05/2014), Koirala
seeks Japanese support for Nepal (ht 09/05/2014)
Japan's
Nepal Cooperation, by Upendra Gautam (rn 03/04/2014)
Korea (South and North)
Over
82,000 youths apply for Korean language test: 75,580 had registered for
the test last year; of them, over 68,000 appeared in the examination (kp 02/04/2018), 82,264 job aspirants to appear for KLT this year (ht 03/04/2018)
Korea Tours and Trekking Operator Association of Nepal formed to boost tourist arrivals (ht 28/03/2018)
Korean
language test window opens: Thousands of aspiring youth stand in long
queue outside branches of Global IME Bank for hours to pay fees (kp 23/03/2018)
Application, test dates for EPS announced (kp 09/03/2018)
South Korea allots 7,000 job quotas for Nepalis in 2019, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 02/03/2018)
Maoist chief Dahal gets NKorea invite (kp 22/01/2018)
Over 3,000 applicants get nod for SKorea jobs, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 16/01/2018)
EPS procedures for S Korean jobs to begin this year: DoFE (kp 02/09/2017)
Hundi in South Korea: Nepalis’ remittance channel, by Dhananjay Shah (ht 27/07/2017)
12,108 candidates pass Korean Language Test, by Rudra Khadka (rep 26/07/2017)
Minister
seeks better pay for Korea workers (kp 05/07/2017)
Paudyal
presents credentials in DPRK (kp 01/07/2017)
NRB
signs pact with Bank of Korea (kp 28/06/2017)
Seoul
thoughts: This is the most opportune moment to strengthen relations
between Nepal and Korea, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 18/06/2017)
Over 35,000 take Korean
language test on day one (rep 11/06/2017), Almost
70,000 job-seekers appear for KLT (ht 12/06/2017), 69,000 sat for Korean
language test (rep 12/06/2017)
More
than 75,000 Nepalis taking Korean Language Test this year (ht
02/04/2017)
Registration
for Korean Language Test begins (ht 23/03/2017)
Nepal,
Republic of Korea hold third bilateral meeting (kp 22/10/2016)
Labor migration to Korea
highest in nine years, by Siromany Dhungana (rep 15/09/2016)
Nepal
govt Denounces DPRK nuke test (kp 13/09/2016)
Over
3,500 applicants pass Korean Language Test (ht 27/07/2016)
Police
arrest 60 more fake examinees (kp 20/06/2016)
Korean
language proficiency test to be held in June (ht 02/05/2016)
Korean
language test slated for June (kp 05/04/2016), Korean
language test scheduled for June 18-19 (rep 07/04/2016)
Korean
movement gains political foothold in Nepal: South Korea’s Unification
Church is affiliated to a Nepali political party that has a minister in
the cabinet, by Seulki Lee (nt 01/04/2016)
Korean
scholarships for Nepali students (ht 09/03/2016)
Korean
test to take place early: Now on, youths will also have to
undergo screening for tuberculosis to qualify for Korean
jobs (kp 29/02/2016)
From
aid to investment: Nepal is slowly changing its image in Korea as an
aid recipient country to a destination for Korean investment, by
Seulki Lee (nt 25/12/2015)
Overstay
threatens South Korean jobs for Nepali worker, by Santosh Pokhrel
(rep 07/11/2015)
More
than 8,000 pass Korean language test, by Devendra Sambahamphe (kp
09/10/2015)
Nepal,
SKorea set to renew EPS agreement (ht 25/08/2015)
Employment
in South Korea: Nepali migrants to benefit from new Korea guidelines,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 19/08/2015)
EPS
invites applications for Korean language test: The number of Nepali
migrant worker to be sent to South Korea in 2016 is expected to be
announced by the end of this year (kp 13/04/2015), Application
submission for Korean test opens today (kp 16/04/2015), Over
17,000 apply for language test on day 1 (kp 17/04/2015), 17,438
apply for Korea jobs on first day: Govt asks Korea to hire Nepalis in
construction sector also (rep 17/04/2015), Korean
language test form submission begins (ht 17/04/2015), 51,000
apply for Korean language test (kp 20/04/2015), 51,499
apply for Korean test (ht 20/04/2015)
Labour
deal with SKorea: Nepal starts pact renewal process (kp 10/02/2015)
Korean
language test: Govt mulls online application, more exam centres (kp
15/12/2014)
SKorea
likely to hike job quota for Nepalis, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
11/12/2014)
3,663
pass Korean language test for employment permit (kp 16/10/2014), EPS
result out; 6.2pc pass (ht 16/10/2014), 93.8
percent fail Korean language test (ht 16/10/2014)
29,891
appear in Korean language test on first day (rep 27/09/2014), Over
58,000 take Korean language test, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/09/2014)
Korean
language test: EPS receives over 19,000 applications on day one, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 14/08/2014), Korean
jobs aspirants face cops’ wrath, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
14/08/2014), Applications
swamp EPS: Number of applications estimated to cross 55,000 this year,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 15/08/2014), More
than 40,000 apply for EPS jobs (ht 15/08/2014), Over
62k apply for language test (kp 17/08/2014), Record
number of youths vie for jobs in Korea: Government receives over 60,000
applications for Korean language test in four days (ht 17/08/2014),
Chasing
Korean dream: Youths brave rain, sun and police batons to apply for
jobs in South Korea, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 17/08/2014), The
Kimchi trail: Nepali Labor migration (rep 21/08/2014)
Nepal
to seek SKorean investment (kp 12/05/2014), Minister
leaves for Seoul to attract investment (ht 13/05/2014), Minister
Pandey urges RoK to support in economic development along investment
(nn 14/05/2014), Minister
Pandey seeks investment from SKorea: Korean counterpart concerned about
investment climate (ht 15/05/2014), Korea
pledges support in education, health (kp 16/05/2014)
Mission
‘misuses’ migrant workers’ fund, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 29/03/2014)
SKorea
to hire 5,700 workers (kp 02/03/2014)
Latin America
Nepal, Bahamas set up diplomatic ties (kp 09/11/2017)
Nepali
envoy to Ecuador presents credentials (ht 30/10/2016)
Nepali
envoy to Brazil presents credentials to Brazil Prez (ht 29/10/2016)
Duped
Nepali students arrested in Grenada: Traffickers had lured them
promising entry into USA (ht 24/04/2015)
Dozens
of Nepalis suffer in St Lucia as racketeers dupe, by Roshan Sedhai
and Anup Ojha (kp 08/03/2015), More
Nepali students left in lurch in St Lucia, by Roshan Sedhai and
Anup Ojha (kp 09/03/2015), Lost
in Lambirds: The students smuggled to St Lucia deserve an answer from
the state (kp 10/03/2015),Nepal closer to labour
pact with Malaysia Victims
await court hearing, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/03/2015), Stranded
students may remain in St Lucia till April (kp 13/03/2015), St
Lucia govt to ‘repatriate’ stranded Nepali students (kp
30/03/2015), Nepali
students request IOM for repatriation (kp 31/03/2015), St
Lucia court to hear scam case today (kp 10/04/2015), St
Lucia launches probe (kp 11/05/2015), St
Lucia court denies bail to accused four (kp 12/04/2015)
House
panel seeks info on Nepalis in Latin American jails, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 30/01/2015)
34
Nepalis held in Costa Rica (kp 11/09/2014), Costa
Rican police detain 34 Nepalis (ht 11/09/2014), One
of 32 Nepalis held in Costa Rica falls ill (ht 13/09/2014), Govt
starts effort to bring home Nepalis from Costa Rica (kp 14/09/2014)
Chile
offers 100 caregiver jobs for Nepali citizens (kp 06/02/2014)
Malaysia
10 Nepali migrants rescued from Malaysia (kp 24/02/2018)
Nepali embassy in M’sia urges illegal workers to join 3-plus-1 scheme (kp 19/01/2018)
M’sian employers to pay foreign workers’ levy from next year (kp 24/12/2017)
The
freedom of being illegal: Thousands of Nepalis in Malaysia prefer to be
undocumented than be exploited and mistreated by their official
employers, by Upasan Khadka (nt 06/10/2017)
43
Nepali workers rescued from Malaysia (kp 25/07/2017)
Malaysian
crackdown opens door for fresh job-seekers from Nepal (ht
13/07/2017)
After 3,800 deaths in
Malaysia, Nepal seeks causes, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 07/07/2017)
Future
of 40,000 Nepalis at stake (ht 03/07/2017), Nearly
150 Nepalis arrested in Malaysia: According to the Immigration
Department of Malaysia,
nearly 100,000 of the total 585,000 Nepalis in the country are working
without valid permit, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/07/2017)
Stranded
in Malaysia: Woman, her baby among seven sent home: Embassy (kp
11/05/2017)
More
than one Nepalis die in Malaysia every day, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
20/01/2017)
Illegal
workers to get M’asia temp permits (kp 18/01/2017)
Levy
burden taken off workers in Malaysia (kp 01/01/2017)
Malaysian
delegates to hold talks on Nepali migrant workers’ woes, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht 27/12/2016)
‘411,364
Nepalis in Malaysia currently’ (kp 22/11/2016)
Samsung
and Panasonic accused over supply chain labour abuses in Malaysia:
Migrant workers making goods for the global electronics brands claim
they are trapped and exploited in Malaysia (Guardian 21/11/2016)
Nepali
workers caught in Malaysia’s ‘unfair’ system (kp 19/09/2016)
Nepalis
not to be sole foreign security workers in Malaysia (kp 07/09/2016)
Malaysia
top remittance sending country to Nepal: However, remittance inflows
from Malaysia might be hit in the future as the number of workers going
there dropped sharply in the last fiscal year, by Bibek Subedi (kp
05/08/2016)
Malaysian
authorities detain 118 migrant workers, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp
25/07/2016)
19
Nepalis arrested in Malaysian crackdown, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp
21/07/2016)
Shortage
of Nepali security guards: Malaysian companies ‘look for alternatives’
(kp 10/07/2016)
Flow
of Malaysia returnees on rise (kp 18/06/2016)
Heart
attack, SCA ‘killing’ Nepalis in Malaysia, by Pratichya Dulal (kp
14/06/2016)
20
jailed illegal Nepalis rescued in Malaysia (kp 19/05/2016)
Malaysia
mulls lifting ban on foreign labour, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp
13/05/2016)
Hounded
out of Malaysia: Among the factors dissuading Nepalis from working in
Malaysia is widespread harassment and robberies by locals, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 13/05/2016)
Ban
on new migrant workers: Labour shortage hits Malaysia, by Ram
Chandra Giri (kp 23/04/2016)
21
Nepali migrants sent home (kp 13/04/2016)
21
Nepalis repatriated from Malaysia (kp 24/03/2016)
Malaysia
imposes new foreign worker levies: Malaysia has implemented a uniform
annual levy of 1,850 ringgit per worker in production, construction and
service sector, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp 21/03/2 016)
258
Nepali workers held in Malaysia (ht 13/03/2016)
Nepal’s
monopoly in M’sia security industry may end (kp 07/03/2016), Nepali
guards may face competition in Malaysia (kp 07/03/2016)
Illegal
workers in Malaysia allowed to legalise status, by Ram Chandra Giri
(kp 03/03/2016)
Malaysia
visa processing: Officials put through wringer over VLN Nepal (kp
23/02/2016)
161
Nepali workers detained in Malaysia, by Ramchandra Giri (kp
22/02/2016), Muglan
matters: Political rumblings in host countries require government to be
prepared (kp 23/02/2016)
Malaysia
puts temporary ban on new migrant workers: A day after signing a deal
for taking in 1.5 million Bangladeshis, Malaysia announces moratorium
on all new arrivals of migrant job seekers (kp 21/02/2016)
Working
in Malaysia: Rising cost and falling ringgit see Malaysia’s pulling
power flounder, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 05/02/2016)
Malay
levy rise affects Nepalis (kp 02/02/2016)
Karki
to study issues of Nepali migrants (ht 13/01/2016)
Steep
decline in Nepali migrants going to Malaysia: Hastily introduced
free-visa-free-ticket regime blamed for fall, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
29/11/2015)
Malaysia
plans online visa for foreign workers, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp
20/08/2015)
Demand
for Nepalis workers may decrease in Malaysia, by Ram Chandra Giri
and Roshan Sedhai (kp 27/06/2015)
NRNA
Malaysia seeks govt intervention (ht 23/06/2015)
Nepal
closer to labour pact with Malaysia (kp 22/06/2015)
Nepali
workers suffer in Malaysia right from airport: Risk of attack from
Malaysian youths, by Devendra Basnet (rep 22/06/2015)
Govt
preparing send workers to Malaysia free of cost, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 21/04/2015), Govt
in ambitious bid
to safeguard workers: Two-pronged strategy: Improve workers’ conditions
or stop sending them there (kp 22/04/2015)
Illegal
Nepalis face inhuman treatment in Malaysia: UCPN-M’s Narayan Kaji takes
up their cause after visiting detention centres, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 17/04/2015), Shrestha
for closing Malaysia if worker conditions unchanged (rep
17/04/2015), Shrestha:
Nepali workers facing abuse in Malaysia (kp 18/04/2015)
Migrant
workers back from Malaysia were tortured nude, by Surendra Paudel
(rep 10/04/2015)
IRLC
seeks better housing service for Nepali workers in Malaysia: Says most
migrants dying due to low standard accommodation (ht 06/04/2015)
Housemaids
in M'sia, gulf: Nepali missions against lifting employment ban on women,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 03/04/2015)
Mistreated
in Malaysia: Migrant workers in Malaysia are routinely harassed by its
policemen; But neither the employers nor the state machinery do
anything to curb such treatment, by Weena Pun (kp 28/03/2015)
Govt
puts on hold agreement with Malaysia on domestic workers: Forwards only
pact related to general workers in the first phase (ht 23/03/2015)
Nepal-M’sia
labour pact sought, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp 19/03/2015)
M’sia
decreases penalty for illegal migrant workers (kp 18/03/2015)
Migrant
worker missing in Malaysia (ht 18/03/2015)
Agents
add to Nepali migrants’ expenses, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 15/03/2015)
Embassy
in M’sia told to relocate: Mission blamed for litter, crowd, by
Ramchandra Giri (kp 15/03/2015)
M’sian
security training in Nepal is illegal: Govt, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
02/03/2015)
Japan
formalises aid pledge for rebuildingNepali gets retrial for ‘illegal’
abortion (kp 27/02/2015)
Nepalis
in private security: Malaysia imposes training for job seekers, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 17/02/2015)
Migrant
worker languishing in Malaysian forest (ht 16/02/2015)
Malaysia
enforces bio-metric system for migrant labor: Recruiting firms threaten
to stop processing Malaysia-bound workers, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
19/01/2015), Nepali
migrants to Malaysia: Biometric screening is a go (kp 22/01/2015), Malaysia
confirms implementation of biometric health test: Irate manpower
agencies form joint struggle committee to put pressure on government,
by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 24/01/2015), CA
panel instruction to halt biometric screening (kp 29/01/2015)
Nepal
opens honorary consulate in Penang (rep 16/01/2015)
Malaysia
fee dispute: Govt urged to settle row through diplomatic means (kp
06/01/2015)
Labour
agreement: Govt sends draft to Malaysia (kp 29/12/2014)
Nepali
woman sentenced to jail in Malaysia for abortion: Dr Choong Sim Poey of
Reproductive Rights Advocay Alliance Malaysia says Nirmala Thapa’s
conviction is unusual and that it raises question on how foreign
workers are treated (kp 06/12/2014)
Workers
without frontier, working sans safety net, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
27/11/2014)
Migrant
workers who returned from Malaysia share their plight (ht
23/11/2014)
9
Nepalis die each week: Embassy, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 21/11/2014)
30
Nepali workers ‘missing in Malaysia’ (ht 19/11/2014)
Malaysia
interested in TIA’s modernisation (ht 18/10/2014)
Nepalis
rescued from Malaysian prison (kp 15/10/2014)
371
back from Malaysia, with baggage of trouble (kp 26/09/2014)
Malaysian
Minister takes stock of problems faced by Nepalis, by Ram Chandra
Giri (kp 06/09/2014)
15,000
Nepalis to be returned from Malaysia (kp 28/08/2014)
44
Nepalis held after Malaysia riot (kp 28/08/2014), Malaysia
police arrest 40 Nepalis: Accused of rioting at export factory (ht
28/08/2014), Agitating
Nepali workers to resume work on Friday (kp 29/08/2014), Some
workers may be freed today (ht 29/08/2014), Nepalis
held in Malaysia likely to be locked up for two weeks (ht
30/08/2014)
Govt
to discuss labour issues with Malaysia (ht 20/08/2014), Authorities
hope to seal deal on labour issues: Nepal and Malaysia have not signed
a labour agreement despite relentless efforts from the Nepali side,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 21/08/2014), Nepal,
Malaysia agree to sign labour pact, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
22/08/2014), Malaysian
minister calls on Koirala: Prime minister urges Richard Riot to address
visa issues of Nepali workers (ht 22/08/2014), Nepal,
Malaysia plan committee: Body to finalise labour agreement draft to
protect workers’ rights (ht 22/08/2014), Govt
should consult us before signing deal with Malaysia: NAFEA (rep
27/08/2014)
Govt
to ask M’asia to release Nepalis, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 18/08/2014)
Migrants
in Malaysia: Company closes, workers affected (kp 13/08/2014)
1,959
Nepali workers return from Malaysia (kp 07/08/2014)
Mission
braces for 750 MRPs daily: Handwritten passport phase-out, by Ram
Chandra Giri (kp 01/08/2014)
Over
600 Nepali migrant workers still stranded in Malaysia, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 24/07/2014)
14
Nepali workers stranded in Malaysia make it back home (kp
30/06/2014)
Malaysian
companies aid Nepalis (kp 29/06/2014)
35
Nepalis rescued from Malaysia camp, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp
24/06/2014)
Govt
to repatriate Nepali migrants from Malaysia jails, by Ramchandra
Giri (kp 24/05/2014)
Rescue
workers languishing in Malaysian jails: CIAA: Appeals for less
cumbersome immigration process (ht 05/05/2014), 500
Nepalis languishin Malaysian jails: Govt to release Rs 2m for their
rescue, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 05/05/2014)
House-hunt:
It’s a race against time for Nepali mission in M’sia (kp 13/04/2014)
85
Nepalis Rescued from Malaysia (kp 01/04/2014)
Malaysian,
Vietnamese ministers arriving: Malaysia wants quality Nepali workers
for its security sector (ht 30/03/2014), Malaysian
delegation arrives (ht 02/04/2014), Workers’
woes figure in talks with Malaysia, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
03/04/2014), Govt
tells M’sia workers can’t afford Bio-Visa, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
03/04/2014), Malaysia
to hire 200,000 Nepalis (kp 03/04/2014), Visa
fee hike: Nepal asks Malaysia to roll back decision (kp 04/04/2014)
Govt
prepares draft for labour pact with Malaysia, Kuwait (kp 27/03/2014)
DoFE
to take action against VLN: Says company did not coordinate before
hiking fee (ht 21/03/2014)
Sexually
harassed returnee migrant worker seeks justice, by Subarna
Poudel (ht 14/03/2014)
Nepali
migrant gets 10 yrs for murder, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp
26/02/2014)
Sexually
harassed migrant returnee demands justice, by Subarna
Poudel (ht 11/02/2014)
‘204’
Nepalis held in M’sia crackdown (kp 07/02/2014)
Nepal
asks Malaysia to allow thousands of illegal Nepalese workers to return
home without any hassle (nn 03/02/2014)
For
just a few dollars more: As per a new provision, workers in Malaysia
are entitled to a minimum salary of RM 900 - up from RM 600 - but
beneficiaries believe the increase is mere window dressing, by Anup
Ojha and Roshan Sedhai (kp 01/02/2014)
Lack
of human resources: Migrants in lurch as embassy staff overworked,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 30/01/2014)
‘Discriminatory’
law denies migrants compensation, by Roshan Sedhai and Ramchandra
Giri (kp 27/01/2014), Death
in the tropics: The high incidence of Nepali deaths from ‘natural
causes’ in Malaysia is suspicious (kp 28/01/2014)
Migrants
face crackdown, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp 19/01/2014), Nepali
workers scramble for travel papers: Up to 45,000 said to be illegal,
by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 21/01/2014), Eighty
illegal Nepalis arrested in Malaysia (ht 22/01/2014), Nepali
hangouts in Malaysia look deserted, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep
22/01/2014), Nepali
workers in dire straits in Malaysia (ht 23/01/2014), Nepali
mission clueless about status of Nepalis in Malaysia (rep
23/01/2014)
Bid
to help Nepali inmates in M’asia, by Ram Chandra Giri (kp
15/01/2014)
NEFEMA
plans protest programmes (ht 13/01/2014), Malaysian
biometrik health screening opposed in Nepal, by Sangeet Sangroula
(rep 13/01/2014), Biometric
medical test for malaysia-bound workers: Local medical centre operators
in protest, by Roshan Sedhai and Ram Chandra Giri (kp 17/01/2014), NEFEMA
protests government apathy (ht 18/01/2014)
Malaysia
bans foreign workers in restaurants, fast food chains (kp
11/01/2014), ID
cards for migrants (kp 11/01/2014)
Govt
stops Malaysia work permits (kp 02/01/2014)
Jobs
in Malaysia: Agents’ entry in visa work to cost Nepalis dear, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 01/01/2014), MoFA
urged to look into pvt firm’s fund transfer request, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 01/01/2014)
Malaysia
not to hike visa processing fee for now (ht 01/01/2014)
Maldives
Adhikari,
Maldivian minister discuss mutual cooperation (ht 13/02/2015)
Mongolia
Nepal,
Mongolia sign a host of agreements: Foreign ministers of both the
countries lay stress on building ties at people-to-people level (kp
20/12/2016)
New Zealand, Oceania
7
of 16 Nepalis detained in Micronesia rescued: Were left in the island
nation by human traffickers in Nov 2014, by Ramchandra Giri (kp
29/06/2016)
Fiji
opens consulate office in Kathmandu (kp 24/03/2014), Call
to strengthen Nepal-Fiji ties (ht 25/03/2014)
Pakistan
Abbasi to visit Nepal: Pakistan prime minister set to arrive for two-day visit on Monday, by Anil Giri (kp 03/03/2018), Pakistan PM arrives today (kp 05/03/2018), Nepal and Pakistan agree to revive SAARC: PMs talk issues of mutual interest, by Anil Giri (kp 06/03/2018), Message Of Pak PM’s Visit, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 07/03/2018), Abbasi, Nepali leaders discuss BRI, SAARC, by Anil Giri (kp 07/03/2018), Pakistani PM’s Nepal Visit, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 09/03/2018), Significance of Abbasi’s Visit, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 11/03/2018)
Made in Pakistan exhibition kicks off, by Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 14/09/2017)
Ex-Pakistani
army officer goes missing from Lumbini (kp 10/04/2017)
Pakistan
scuttles Lakpa Sherpa’s bid to set Mount K2 record (kp 27/06/2016)
Pakistani
aid will continue, says Envoy (kp 11/05/2015)
Nepali
in Pakistan jail for 29 months, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
15/02/2015), Freed
from Pak jail, Magar returns home, by Weena Pun (kp 27/02/2015), Gulmi
resident rescued from Pak jail after 30 months, returns home (ht
27/02/2015)
PM
Koirala meets counterparts from Pakistan, B'desh (rep 27/09/2014)
Russia
Nepal, Russia hold bilateral consultations (ht 18/04/2018)
Back
in the USSR: A resurgent Russia is reviving the interest of Nepalis in
education, trade and tourism, by Kristina Shperlik (nt 27/01/2017)
Youths
using Russia as transit point to enter Europe, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 01/03/2016)
Nepal
appoints consul in Russia’s St Petersburg (kp 28/01/2016)
Nepal
agrees to settle 40-year-old Russian debt (ht 27/02/2015)
Nepal-Russia:
Time for Celebration (sp 21/11/2014)
Russia
suggests practical state restructuring (kp 31/10/2014)
A
search for new dimension in Nepal Russia relations, by Bhagawan
Ratna Tuladhar (sp 25/07/2013), Nepal-Russia
Relations: Friendship Test (sp 25/07/2014)
Sri Lanka
Nepal-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations enter 60th year (ht 20/12/2017)
President
visiting Sri Lanka via Thailand during polls (ht 12/05/2017)
American,
Sri Lankan envoys call on Prime Minister Dahal (kp 06/12/2016)
Dahal
holds talks with SL prez (kp 17/10/2016)
Pandey
visiting Maldives, Sri Lanka (ht 16/09/2014)
A
tale of two nations: Nepal and Sri Lanka are two South Asian countries
in post-conflict transition, but that is about all they have in common
(nt 31/01/2014)
Thailand
Embassy
alerts Nepalis on trafficking trend via Thailand: Fraudsters said to
be trapping Nepalis by making them overstay in Thailand and
sending
them to other countries (kp 20/12/2016)
Thailand
hails 56 years of ties with Nepal (ht 14/09/2016)
Don’t
imitate us: The new draft constitution of Thailand proposes a new phase
of political instability by institutionalizing proportional
representation, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep 17/08/2016)
Nepal
and AIT to strengthen cooperation (kp 05/10/2015)
Thai
pledge more assistance to Nepal (kp 09/06/2015)
Thai
Nepal stamps to aid rebuilding (kp 29/05/2015)
Thai
envoy calls on Koirala (ht 18/04/2015)
Kidnapped
Nepalis freed in Thailand (kp 24/12/2014), Nepalis
abducted in Bangkok rescued, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 24/12/2014), 3
Nepali students kidnapped in Thailand rescued, by Kosh Raj Koirala
and Kamal Pariyar (rep 24/12/2014), Thai
abduction ‘Ransom agent’ caught in Kathmandu (kp 25/12/2014)
Nepalis
in Thailand jails seek transfer (ht 20/04/2014), 70
Nepalis in Thai jails, want royal pardon (rep 20/04/2014)
Turkey
Team off to Turkey to resolve yarn export hassles (ht 05/04/2018), Yarn export hassles may be ending soon (ht 08/04/2018)
Nepali yarn faces export hurdle to Turkey (ht 02/03/2018)
2 migrant workers abducted in Turkey return hugely in debt (rep 18/02/2018)
DPM
Turkey-bound today (kp 21/05/2016)
Nepal-Turkey
Chamber, Istanbul Chamber join hands, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
29/06/2014)
FNCCI
for stronger trade ties with Turkey, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 20/06/2014)
Exports
to Turkey top billion-rupee mark in ‘13 (kp 15/06/2014)
Turkish
fashion brand Sarar arrives (kp 05/04/2014)
USA
The land of the free: Nepalis may immigrate to the United States for various reasons, but they always take their identity along, by Kapil Karki (kp 18/02/2018)
US Army Pacific Gen Brown arrives tomorrow (kp 07/02/2018)
Willing to work with new govt, says US official (kp 04/02/2018)
Education USA Fair opens tomorrow (kp 02/02/2018)
Don’t call us names: The Nepali people deserve answers from the government and respect from others, by Lekhanath Pandey (kp 30/01/2018)
No
need to worry: What will happen if President Trump cuts off US aid to
Nepal? Impact will be felt in the short run, but we can be better off
in the long run, by Niranjan Narsingh Khatri (rep 02/01/2018)
What’s
wrong with DV? Available statistics show lot of Nepali Americans
started with DV. But it’s difficult to find Nepalis who admit they are
DV winners, by Mukesh Baral (rep 30/12/2017)
Prosperity
over politics: If Nepal wants to reach middle-income status, it must
include women in positions of power and influence, especially in
business and politics, by Alaina B. Teplitz (rep 28/12/2017)
Promoting
integrity: Stability, rule of law, accountability and good governance
can be maintained only through honest individuals in and outside the
government, by Narayan Adhikari and Ashmita Sharma (rep 28/12/2017)
Envoy stresses strengthening US-Nepal economic ties (rep 20/12/2017)
US hails successful elections in Nepal (kp 16/12/2017)
Brown
Nepalis in white America: My daughter’s future, like the future of her
minority friends, depends on policies Trump and his Congress now enact, by Mukesh Baral (rep 16/12/2017)
70 years of US-Nepal ties celebrated (kp 15/12/2017)
US calls Nepali citizens, leaders to end corruption (kt 09/12/2017)
Temporary protection: Under the Trump, the future looks bleak for Nepalis staying on, by Tsering Dolker Gurung (nt 08/12/2017)
US says ‘alarmed’ at attacks on candidates: Urges all sides to uphold peaceful and democratic election process (kp 22/11/2017)
Nepali students’ enrollment among highest in US varsities (kp 16/11/2017)
Stakeholders bat for US investment (ht 11/10/2017)
Clock is ticking for Nepali exporters: US ambassador to Nepal (rep 11/10/2017)
The
eagle droppings: Contrary to the popularly purveyed plot that the US
works in tandem with India., Washington has always treated Kathmandu as
important observation post in South Asia in its own right, by CK Lal (rep 25/09/2017)
Poor
diplomacy spills over into New York: Nepal’s ambassador to Washington a
no-show at airport to receive PM; Officials fail to ensure Foreign
Minister Mahara’s meeting with US prez, by AnilGiri (kp 22/09/2017)
Washington
consensus: There is some substance to the argument that American focus
in Nepal is to contain China, which has been true since the start of
US-Nepal ties, by Biswas Baral (rep 21/09/2017)
US Embassy extends support for heritage restoration (kp 13/08/2017)
Do Not Impose Unfair Burden, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 04/08/2017)
Nepal,
US to seal $630m deal in September (kp 22/07/2017)
Global Gag Rule could
'cripple' healthcare in Nepal, by Ethan B. Winter rep 17/07/2017)
Army chief leaves for US
today (rep 30/06/2017)
The
right way: There is no easy or quick way to get into a US university
and so there’s no such thing as a “guaranteed, easy” student visa,
by Alaina B. Teplitz (rep 29/06/2017)
Nepali
youth urge Trump not to pull out of Paris climate accord (ht
07/06/2017)
CoAS Chhetri holds
meetings with senior US Army officials (rep 22/05/2017)
US
seeks int’l observers’ access to June 14 polls (kp 17/05/2017)
Ties
in the age of Trump: Nepal-US relations need to show both stronger
people-to-people ties and economic engagement (kp 09/05/2017)
US
Democratic leader Pelosi arriving today (kp 06/05/2017), Trump
rule won’t affect US Nepal policy: Pelosi (kp 08/05/2017) [It already has!], US
delegation wraps up three-day visit (kp 09/05/2017)
People-to-people
ties: Nepal-US govt-to-govt relationship is great, but our
people-to-people connections provide depth to the relationship, by
Alaina B. Teplitz (kp 30/04/2017)
Nepali’s
American dream: Is it a wishful story, a spiritual quest or a silent
story of pain?, by Abhi Subedi (kp 30/04/2017)
Nepal
requests US to add products to trade preference programme (kp
22/04/2017)
Nepal
to better utilise duty-free facility of the US, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 21/04/2017)
Nepal,
SAsia could benefit from protectionist US policies: WB (kp
19/04/2017)
Nepal-US
trade talks to focus on boosting output (kp 18/04/2017), Stakeholders
pin hopes on enhancing trade relations with US in TIFA meet (ht
18/04/2017)
Govt
urged to attract investment from the US (ht 14/04/2017)
Trump policy to affect
family planning programs in Nepal, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
05/04/2017)
In
Trump era, fewer Nepalis going to US for studies: Records show a sharp
decline in numbers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/04/2017)
Trump’s
planned UN cuts to affect NA’s wider deployment, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 30/03/2017)
Looks
can be deceiving: Recent rise in anti-immigrant sentiments has made the
Nepali community in the US fearful, by Chandra Giri (kp 24/03/2017)
US
Admiral Harris calls on PM, FM (kp 22/03/2017)
Nepal
to seek DFQF access to more goods: Nepal has received duty-free
treatment for 66 items including certain carpets, headgear, shawls and
scarves apart from travel goods, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 14/03/2017)
Nepal
courts vulnerable to threats, bribery, says US report (ht
05/03/2017) [Okay, but the report should also
mention the threats towards US courts sent by Trump via Twitter!]
Nepal-US
Relations: Views of a Nepali Citizen, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
04/03/2017)
Fear
and loathing in America: The recent gunning down of an Indian engineer
in Kansas has put Nepalis living in the America on edge, by Saurav
Upadhyay (kp 04/03/2017)
Inclusive
civic participation: Where democracies thrive, by Alaina B. Teplitz
(ht 20/02/2017)
The
Trump 'Effect' on Nepali students applying for US, by Pooja Chauhan
(rep 15/02/2017)
Trump
jitters: Nepal’s ties with neighbours India and China could be affected
by shifts in US policy, by Prakash A. Raj (kp 14/02/2017)
How
the Trump gag rule threatens women’s lives in Nepal: The
cut-off of American financing to providers of family planning services
is a terrible blow to a country with few doctors and clinics, by
Subina Shrestha (kp 11/02/2017), Back
to the drawing board: Global Gag Rule can have huge repercussions on
reproductive health services in Nepal (kp 17/02/2017)
Arrangements
in Nepal for US resettlement of Bhutanese refugees put off after Trump
order, by Keshav P. Koirala (ht 02/02/2017)
MCC grants: Roads,
electricity transmission projects to be picked on March 17 (rep
30/01/2017)
US
provided assistance worth $160 million to Nepal in 2016: According to
the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the aid was issued in the areas such as
health, education, agriculture, environment, and reconstruction (kp
27/01/2017)
Trump era triggers fear
among Nepal’s LGBTI, by Anjali Subedi (rep 24/01/2017)
Beware
Trumponomics: The economic policies of the incoming US president do not
bode well for Nepal, by Jaya Jung Mahat (kp 20/01/2017)
2004
kidnapping and murder of 12 nepali men: KBR defeats appeal over Nepal,
Iraq trafficking claims (kp 05/01/2017)
US
election and Nepal: Trump cannot destroy American democracy, but his
success sets a terrible example for struggling democracies like Nepal,
by Naresh Koirala (kp 04/01/2017), Nepal in Trump world:
Nepal is bound to be affected by major decisions of American government
under Donald Trump, by Ayush Manandhar (rep 04/01/2017)
66
Nepali goods now eligible for duty-free entry into US: President Obama
signs proclamation to implement programme (kp 17/12/2016)
Teplitz
meets DPM Nidhi (kp 13/12/2016)
American,
Sri Lankan envoys call on Prime Minister Dahal (kp 06/12/2016)
English
access microscholarship gets wider reach (kp 06/12/2016)
US
Embassy launches new website (kp 06/12/2016)
US
Embassy launches six new English Access Microscholarship Programmes
(ht 03/12/2016)
The
business of entrepreneurship: With
the amount spent even before they get the visa, students planning to
study in the US can easily start a viable business at home, by
Triveni Chand And Pankaj Parajuli (nt 18/11/2016)
Number
of students at US colleges sees rise in 2015-2016 (kp 15/11/2016)
What
would Trump presidency
mean for Nepal? Limited engagement with countries like Nepal may be
fallout of an inward-looking America under Trump; Countries with little
strategic interests for the US like Nepal may be put very low on the
foreignpolicy priority , by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 10/11/2016)
US
extends Nepal’s TPS by 18 mths (kp 27/10/2016)
US
ambassador calls on commerce minister (ht 19/10/2016)
No
glasses allowed in US PP, visa photos (kp 16/10/2016)
Obama
announces ‘Let Girls Learn’ for Nepal (kp 08/09/2016)
PM
to visit US after returning from India (ht 28/08/2016)
Preferential
treatment: This is what Nepal needs to do to gain from the recently
announced US preferences, by Bijendra Man Shakya (kp 14/08/2016)
US
committed to continued partnership with Nepal: Envoy (kp 09/08/2016)
US
provides duty-free access to travel goods (kp 07/07/2016)
US
agrees to support Nepal’s trade regime during TIFA meeting (ht
15/06/2016)
Duty-free
market access to Nepali garment products: Nepal urges United States to
adopt further flexibility, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/06/2016)
Long
way to the promised land: An increasing number of Nepalis risk their
lives and fortunes to sneak into the USA via Central America, by
Ayesha Shakya (nt 10/06/2016)
Nepal-US
Tifa Council meet slated for June 9-10, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
06/06/2016), TIFA
council meeting to be held tomorrow: Talks to centre on improving trade
and investment relations with the United States (ht 09/08/2016)
US
supports democratic, prosperous Nepal: Teplitz; Says Washington for
promoting regional collaboration (kp 27/05/2016), In
the eye of the beholder: It is a matter of satisfaction to hear
Ambassador Teplitz say that the US will look at Nepal with its own eyes,
by Shyam KC (kp 03/06/2016)
US
Embassy reduces document burden for visa applicants (kp 18/05/2016)
TIFA
council meeting: Nepal, United States scheduled to sit for talks next
month (ht 17/05/2016)
US
to support Nepal in implementing constitution: Teplitz (rep
11/05/2016)
Kerry
likely to visit Nepal later this year (ht 27/04/2016)
US
envoy urges PM Oli to restore essential supplies (ht 07/04/2016)
Nepal
and US preparing for TIFA council meeting (ht 15/03/2016)
US
trade officials visiting Nepal to discuss, simplify duty-free access
(rep 09/03/2016)
US
travel warning for Nepal lifted (kp 02/03/2016)
Nepali
garments get duty-free status in US: The move addresses the demand of
Nepali garment manufacturers who had been lobbying for duty-free entry
for over a decade, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/02/2016), Nepali
garments all set to get duty-free access to US market, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 26/02/2016), New
US facility disappoints garment entrepreneurs (ht 13/03/2016), Listed
products have greater potential, say US officials: Nepali garment
manufacturers are disappointed that they cannot avail the facility
instantly as the products they make currently are not listed under the
scheme (kp 15/03/2016)
US
urges govt to take concrete steps to resolve crisis (ht 24/01/2016)
Golden
opportunity to reclaim lost glory: United states grants duty-free
access to nepali readymade garment until 2025, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/12/2015)
This
constitution is a huge milestone for Nepal, interview with US
Ambassador Alaina Teplitz (kp 23/11/2015) [US
politics is still lacking understanding of Nepal's realities!]
US
urges peaceful resolution (kp 04/11/2015)
Border
blockade: US warns visiting citizens (kp 10/10/2015)
US
envoy hands over credentials (kp 08/10/2015)
“An
observer, not a participant”: Outgoing US ambassador to Nepal Peter W
Bodde spoke to Nepali Times before leaving this week (nt
18/09/2015) (interview)
‘CA
voting of utmost importance’: US favours broadest possible support
(ht 16/09/2015)
US
Congressmen meet PM Koirala (kp 19/08/2015)
US
envoy visits Sindhupalchok (kp 28/07/2015)
Teplitz
to replace Bodde as US envoy (kp 09/07/2015), Alaina
Teplitz confirmed as new US envoy (kp 07/08/2015)
US
hails political developments in Nepal (ht 07/07/2015)
Duty-free
access to Nepali garment: Strong lobbying needed to get US senate to
pass bill: Experts (kp 20/06/2015), Govt
asked to lobby with the US for DFQF facility for Nepali garments
(ht 20/06/2015)
Nepalis
in the US sign petition to increase relief fund pledge (kp
08/06/2015)
Bhutanese
of Nepali origin held for terror threat in US, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 16/04/2015)
Counterterrorism
meet kicks off in capital (ht 16/04/2015)
Obama
picks new envoy to Nepal (kp 28/03/2015), Alaina B Teplitz
nominated as United
States’new Ambassador to Nepal
MCC
compact programme: Nepal, US expected to sign pact within a year,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/02/2015), Nepal,
US set to sign ‘compact agreement’: Under the pact country may receive
grant of up to $698 million for a five-year period (ht 13/02/2015)
New
US envoy arriving next month (ht 04/02/2015)
America
pivots south: There is a real opportunity at hand for expanded US
engagement with Asia, including Nepal, by Curtis S. Chin and Jose
B. Collazo (kp 02/02/2015)
PM
Koirala renews invite to Obama (ht 09/12/2014)
US
asks Nepal to oppose ISIS activities (kp 10/11/2014), US
Under Secy Sewall meets PM Koirala (ht 10/11/2014)
US
embassy introduces online visa processing (kp 15/09/2014)
Nepal-USA
military drill on Sept 8-13 (kp 04/09/2014) [?????]
Nepali
entrepreneurs seek easy access of Nepali products to US (kp
30/07/2014), Duty-free
access in US sought for all Nepali products, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
31/07/2014)
FATCA
legislation: Its implications for Nepal, by Krishna Sharma (kp
30/07/2014)
Nepal-US
TIFA prep meet to be held on July 30 (kp 26/07/2014), Nepal,
US start preparations for TIFA council meeting, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (rep 29/07/2014)
US
gifts four acrow bridges to Nepali Army (ht 02/07/2014)
US
for holding TIFA meet in Nepal in Aug (kp 26/06/2014), Nepal
proposes holding TIFA meet with US in August (ht 05/07/2014)
US
taxpayers in Nepal come under IRS scrutiny (ht 16/06/2014)
Long
overdue Nepal-US TIFA meeting likely later this month: Second gathering
of joint council after agreement was signed; Could enhance trade,
investment and technical cooperation (ht 10/06/2014)
CoAS
Rana busy meeting US officials (ht 04/05/2014)
Bodde
calls on ministers (ht 17/04/2014)
USAID
launches conflict mitigation plan (kp 12/04/2014)
UN
mission cuts tasks: Nepal halts consular services from New York, by
Anil Giri (kp 08/04/2014)
American
Corner to open in Teku (kp 25/03/2014)
US
General Brooks meets CoAS Rana (ht 22/03/2014)
US
cuts budget for Nepal for ’15: Slashes aid for third consecutive year,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 06/03/2014)
Force
for good: For Nepal jobs abroad not only provide much needed foreign
currency to finance ever growing imports but also help maintain peace,
by Keshar M. Ghimire (rep 24/02/2014)
2004
carnage in Iraq: US court deals a blow to Nepalis’ kin (ht
12/02/2014)
Ambassador
Sharma pays farewell visits (nn 21/01/2014)
Vietnam
Vietnamese
security minister meets Koirala (kp 05/04/2014)
Malaysian,
Vietnamese ministers arriving: Malaysia wants quality Nepali workers
for its security sector (ht 30/03/2014)
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