Systemic flaws as maternal health hazards
Nepal keeps launching new programs to reduce maternal deaths but bypassing deeper, structural issues that are significant contributors to the...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Sex, laws, and video recordings
Many sex workers in Nepal have found more freedom and control in cyber sex work, but image-based sexual abuse plus...
Keeping Mt. Everest clean
A small group of waste workers is helping keep the world’s highest mountain from becoming inundated with human excrement.
Shut out of India
For decades, India has been the go-to destination of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal seeking treatment for serious medical conditions. But...
Production, productivity should increase with favourable environment for decent labour, President says
Nepal l The Rising Nepal Daily
Regulatory void complicates child adoption process in Nepal
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Government recognises forest fires as disaster but neglects victims
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Toxic air is giving young children asthma
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Embracing controlled burning for sustainable forest management
Nepal l Onlinekhabar
Next two months will be challenging due to fire incidents
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Flip-flop policies dishearten domestic investors
Nepal l Nepali Times
Adventure tours with tigers? Nepal’s proposed policy changes raise alarm
Nepal l Onlinekhabar
Government retains disputed provisions in new media council bill
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Rise in lightning-related deaths in Nepal prompts calls for safe shelters, better forecasting
Nepal l South China Morning Post
Air pollution takes its toll on Nepal’s tourism capital
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Why invest in Nepal?
Nepal l Nepali Times
Govt aims to surpass Rs 10 trillion GDP mark in next five years
Nepal l myRepublica
Combating domestic violence in Nepal: A comprehensive approach
Nepal l Onlinekhabar
70 community and national forests affected by fire in Parbat till Wednesday
Nepal l The Rising Nepal Daily
16th Five Year Plan: Govt unveils 40 goals for prosperity (with full list)
Nepal l myRepublica
Health ministry urges precaution against heatwave
Nepal l myRepublica
By-election campaigning will not be allowed from tonight
Nepal l Onlinekhabar
Unveiling the truth: Challenges faced by Nepali students in their +2 education
Nepal l Onlinekhabar
Industry Minister says Nepal fails to secure expected benefits from WTO
Nepal l The Rising Nepal Daily
Creeping militarization under a Prabowo-led Indonesia
Six months into his presidency, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has expanded military influence across the government, raising deep concerns among...
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Economic fragility hobbles press freedom in Asia
The 2025 World Press Freedom Index paints a bleak picture of press freedom in the region, with declines in economic...
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Scam hubs linked to Naypyidaw
Myanmar’s junta and its armed local affiliates are keeping the country’s scam centers in business in the midst of a...
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Fifty years since the war, Vietnam still seeks reconciliation
Saigon falls, the United States withdraws, and the country reunifies. But divisions remain and a peace beyond the end of...
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