Nepal

Nepal

Postby winston » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:21 pm

While millions of it's own people live in poverty ...

Chinese Premier Wen pledges $140m for Nepal

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged more than $140 million to impoverished Nepal Saturday during talks in Kathmandu marking the first visit in a decade by a leader of the world's second-largest economy.

Wen and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai discussed investment from Beijing for infrastructure projects which could amount to billions of dollars, while signing a deal for a 750-million-yuan ($120-million) loan to be paid over three years.

http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/chines ... 04944.html
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Re: Nepal

Postby kennynah » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:19 pm

i must visit Nepal one day.
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Re: Nepal

Postby winston » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:46 pm

Luckily, they are sought after in Malaysia and Singapore. People trust the Gurkhas as security guards, than the locals ....

Gurkha 'sadness' over British job cuts

Gurkha veterans in Nepal spoke of their sadness and sense of injustice Wednesday, at Britain's decision to axe 400 jobs in the brigade as part of a wave of defence cuts.

The Ministry of Defence has announced the redundancies will be among 2,900 British army jobs going along with 1,000 air force and 300 Royal Navy positions as the coalition government takes further steps to slash a record deficit.

"When they needed troops for battle, the UK government recruited hundreds and thousands of Gurkhas for their service but they have decided to cut numbers in the name of reducing defence expenditure," said Gajendra Isbo, of the Kathmandu-based Gurkha Army Ex-Serviceman's Organisation.

"British Gurkhas deserve reward for their bravery. The decision to reduce the numbers is unfortunate and a great injustice."

The steep cuts to the Gurkha brigade, which has been part of the British army for nearly two centuries, follow a series of setbacks in recent years including a battle over pensions.

"We are saddened by this decision," Isbo added. "Downsizing is just like a punishment. We hope the British government corrects the decision."

Around 3,500 Gurkhas, recruited from Nepal, currently serve in the British army, including in Afghanistan, and they have their own brigade.

About 200,000 Gurkhas fought for Britain in World War I and World War II and more than 45,000 have died in British uniform. They have a reputation for ferocity and bravery and are known for their distinctive curved Kukri knives.

"The Brigade of Gurkhas has been growing in size since modernisation in 2007, which also allowed them to serve for 22 years instead of 15," a statement from the British Embassy in Kathmandu said.

"This reduction in numbers has therefore been anticipated for some time."

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said Tuesday the government had "no choice" but to axe the posts as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) after the previous Labour government overspent on defence.

He said the Gurkha cuts would only affect those with six years' service or more.

Source: AFP European Edition
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Re: Nepal

Postby winston » Mon May 21, 2012 6:19 am

Unrest across Nepal as peace deadline looms

Strikes brought widespread violence to Nepal's largest two cities on Sunday, just a week ahead of a deadline for the impoverished Himalayan nation to complete its first peace-time constitution.

Police said they arrested more than 70 people in the capital, Kathmandu, and second city, Pokhara, where shops were forced to close, drivers warned off roads and journalists covering the protests attacked.

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Re: Nepal

Postby winston » Mon May 28, 2012 8:58 am

Nepal faces months of instability after talks fail

Nepal was preparing Monday for months of political instability after the government failed to meet a midnight deadline to agree a new post-war constitution, forcing fresh elections.

The country's parliament, elected in 2008 to write the statute after a decade of civil war, will be disbanded ahead of November elections after failing to agree on the nation's new federal structure.

"Though we were unable to promulgate the constitution, we have decided to seek a mandate through elections for a new Constituent Assembly on November 22," Maoist Premier Baburam Bhattarai said in a televised address.

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Re: Nepal

Postby winston » Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:58 am

On Aljazeera:-

China is busy trying to influence things in Nepal ( eg. providing money, training etc. ), basically to control the Tibetans in Nepal.
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Re: Nepal

Postby behappyalways » Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:25 pm

Plight of Nepali migrant workers in Qatar 03:35
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Re: Nepal

Postby behappyalways » Sat Apr 25, 2015 5:25 pm

【災情嚴重】尼國7.9級地震
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Re: Nepal

Postby behappyalways » Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:02 pm

Nepal's Kathmandu valley landmarks flattened by the quake
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Re: Nepal

Postby behappyalways » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:26 pm

Nepal earthquake: Eerie footage shows flock of birds fleeing crumbling building
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behappyalways wrote:Nepal's Kathmandu valley landmarks flattened by the quake
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