In instrument we trust

Published On: June 29, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

In instrument we trust

Most find it baffling as how aircrafts fly long distances, safely and amidst crisscrossing traffic—seemingly under no control. If that was so, it would have resulted in frequent collisions or other types of midair calamities typically reflecting Kathmandu traffic scene where lack of patience rules supreme. It is not that drivers do not know the rules.

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Hungary’s fights for impunity

Published On: June 29, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Bálint Magyar/Bálint Madlovics

Hungary’s fights for impunity

BUDAPEST – Hungary has become a post-communist mafia state. It is led not by a party but by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s political-economic clan, which treats society as its private domain while formally maintaining a democratic façade. The Hungarian state’s actions are not impersonal but rather discretionary, aimed at taking down the clan’s opponents and redistributing wealth and assets to loyalists.

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Home is where you belong

Published On: June 29, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Rishi Ram Paudyal

Home is where you belong

It’s ages since I have lived in Kathmandu but I do not call it my home yet. I live in a house here but this is not my home. When I think of home, my mind’s antennas rise up with lots of memories—my identity, my mother, siblings and my neighbors. How they call me is different from what other people call me. My ears are tuned to that sound and respond to it quickly.

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Oli’s missed opportunities

Published On: June 27, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Jainendra Jeevan

Oli’s missed opportunities

The two-thirds majority government formed after 20 long years of short-lived coalition culture was expected to focus on nation building. It is missing that opportunity every single day

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What’s wrong with Passport Bill?

Published On: June 27, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Roshani Giri

What’s wrong with Passport Bill?

Problem with the Passport Bill is not with power of the executive to deny or cancel passport but with absence of clear grounds on which the executive can write for denial and cancellation

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America in the crossfire

Published On: June 27, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng

America in the crossfire

If anybody is going to convince Trump to change course, it is probably corporate America. But, when it comes to Trump, there is no such thing as a sure thing

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Why Newars are raging

Published On: June 26, 2019 08:30 AM NPT By: Gérard Toffin

Why Newars are raging

Newars will not easily give up the fight and will clearly protest until the badly drafted Guthi Bill is completely scrapped or totally rewritten in collaboration with Newar stakeholders

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Scaling up entrepreneurship

Published On: June 26, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Surath Giri and Saurabh Shah

Scaling up entrepreneurship

Most entrepreneurs in Nepal struggle to survive. Scaling up and building a world-class business is a far cry for many of them, leading to mental health crisis in entrepreneurial community

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How to save the internet

Published On: June 26, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Shamel Azmeh

How to save the internet

Saving the global Internet requires limiting the growing concentration of power in the digital economy and preventing the Internet from becoming another engine of inequality

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Under the shadows of trade war

Published On: June 25, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Dr Mahesh K Maskey

Under the shadows of trade war

Since Trump-Xi telephone talks happened on the heel of India slapping tariff against US goods, it is not unlikely to be the tipping factor in the pressure game, forcing Trump to mend ties with Xi

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