Beijing promises to send more tourists to Nepal. But how?
Chinese diplomats tell top tour operators they intend to bring at least 500,000 visitors from China this year.
Shamans and presidents: A history of strange intermixing in South Korean politics
Though allegations tying Noh Sang-won, former chief of the Defence Intelligence Command, to shamanism may seem unusual, in South Korea, politics and shamanism have frequently…
Parking wealth under the Dubai sun
The city's booming real estate has also been used by Bangladeshis as an offshore haven to park wealth for a big reason – cash payments are widely accepted even by top property…
Democracy ends where leadership begins
Dynastic politics, personality cults plague Bangladesh's political parties.
Why Karachi thirsts for water
Water ‘tankers’ barrelling down the road are a common sight even in Karachi’s ‘posh’ areas, illustrating the greatest issue confronting this city’s residents — water…
Reimagining Pol Pot’s tomb: Young Cambodians grapple with dark past
The project, crafted by two young Cambodian architects, has stirred discussions about the intersection of history, memory and reconciliation in a nation still healing from its…
Geoeconomics: The new geopolitics in Nepal
As Nepal struggles to balance the competing interests of India, China, and the US, the geopolitical rivalries offer economic growth and cooperation opportunities, and experts call…
Yearender: Day of reckoning dawns for Duterte drug war
In recommending charges against the former president, the House quad committee asserted that, for the victims of extrajudicial killings, the drug war constituted “a profound and…
Five for 2025 — The key challenges Pakistan must tackle head on in the new year
The five major issues it will need to confront head on are: a growing, multi-front security threat, foreign policy strains, zero-sum politics, internet throttling, and democratic…
Hearts online, hurt offline: The dark side of Nepali teenagers’ virtual relationships
One in four young people in Nepal experience online intimate partner violence, a recent research shows.