Plastic straws are slowly being replaced in Kathmandu’s restaurants
Following global concern, a few restaurants in Kathmandu are consciously limiting their use of plastic straws by switching to sustainable alternatives. Twenty-one-year-old Asma…
Average life expectancy of Japanese hits another record high
Japan is already among world leaders in life expectancy. The average life expectancy of Japanese people reached record highs of 87.32 years for women and 81.25 for men in 2018, an…
Malaysia ascends new king
I’m just a kampung boy, says the King. Malaysia’s new king says the experience of growing up in a village made him more comfortable and spontaneous when interacting…
George Forster and his journey home from India
A British merchant’s journey from Madras to England that gives a glimpse into early days of colonialism. “The riches of Bengal…are derived from this river, which with its…
Yak herding is vanishing in Upper Mustang. So are the yaks.
Amid geopolitical concerns, a changing climate and the increasing intrusion of the modern world, young nomads are abandoning their traditional way of life. Where Kunga Sangpo and…
826 children raped, abused in 6 months in Bangladesh
224 of the abused children were killed after rape. A total of 826 children were raped and abused in the last six months across the country, a report says. Some 224 children out of…
Open letter to PM Narendra Modi
Eminent citizens write to PM on religion-based hate crimes, mob lynchings. A group of eminent filmmakers, authors, actors, singers and citizens of different professions from…
China releases white paper on Xinjiang
Xinjiang is a controversial Muslim majority province home to vast internment camps built by Beijing. The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has never been a state called “East…
Marvel at these superheroes’ Nepali makeover
Sunny Shakya explores his inner child with his exhibition ‘Toygraphy’. A portrait of Captain America and Hulk figurines riding a bicycle in Kathmandu’s streets welcomes…
Philippines passes anti-harassment law
Duterte dared to comply with law against sexual harassment. President Rodrigo Duterte, whose rape jokes have sparked outrage among women’s rights groups, was dared on Tuesday to…