If we want to bring more tourists

Published On: August 25, 2018 01:05 AM NPT By: Prem Lamichhane

After completing a year of study in France, I came back to Nepal recently. The journey was costly and I had to face a lot of hassles at the airport. If Nepal had a direct flight from and to Paris or any other city of Europe, the journey would be much shorter and less costly. We are facing a lot of problems in lack of direct flights to and from many countries. It has directly impacted our tourism.

Peace under siege

Published On: August 23, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Shlomo Ben-Ami

Colombia’s government has so far achieved only 18.5 percent of the reforms, laws, and promises stipulated by the peace accord

BIMSTEC and agriculture

Published On: August 23, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

As Nepal is chairing the BIMISTEC Summit, it should take initiatives in developing inclusive value chains of exportable agriculture commodities

Realizing tourism dream

Published On: August 23, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Rebanta Bahadur KC

This is the right time for Nepal to establish the country as the world’s premier tourist destination

Locked between two neighbors

Published On: August 22, 2018 10:25 AM NPT By: P Kharel

The strategic significance of Nepal’s geographic location will soar on account of China’s economic superpower status and India’s vast potential for emulating China

'Local taxes are not the consequence of federalism'

Published On: August 22, 2018 08:45 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Rudra Pangeni

Former finance secretary and economist Rameshore Khanal argues that federalism is not the cause of current anomalies in local taxation and that federalism has not raised government expenditure.

Capitalism for communists

Published On: August 21, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Bishal Thapa

Nepal’s elusive economic transformation will come by opening the economy to encourage new enterprises that can afford to take risks and suffer failures

Confronting misogynistic trolls

Published On: August 21, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Hannah Storm

Most female journalists bullied online are less willing to challenge their accusers. Fear of reputational or even physical harm has created a culture of shame

Ensure implementation

Published On: August 21, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Pramod Bhattarai

Right to Information Act provides an opportunity for federal Nepal to hold all three tiers of governments accountable

Convention against progress

Published On: August 20, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Surya Nath Upadhyay

Flawed interpretation of ILO convention has resulted in a long delay of project execution and its soaring cost, making the project even unfeasible