Sonia Awale
Sonia Awale is the Editor of Nepali Times where she also serves as the health, science and environment correspondent. She has extensively covered the climate crisis, disaster preparedness, development and public health -- looking at their political and economic interlinkages. Sonia is a graduate of public health, and has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong.
Articles by Sonia Awale
Balancing act
RSP needs to collaborate with legacy parties to overhaul the state apparatus
Rough road ahead for new Nepal rulers
New government will plunge headlong into an economic crisis caused by the West Asia war
The magic 138
Five possible scenarios for election outcome, and what they could mean for new government and Nepal’s future
Nepalis Select Who To Elect
It is a partial poll when a quarter of the eligible electorate cannot vote?
Rukum in the eyes of its children
How the post-GenZ generation in one of Nepal’s remotest districts sees everyday life
New vs New in Nepal
This is an election for a chief executive as personality cult takes over politics
Might might be right, after all
What the new world order post-Venezuela means for small countries with big neighbours like Nepal
Saving Panauti's murals
Priceless wall paintings in the temples of this ancient town need urgent restoration
YALA
New photobook is a must-have guide for visitors to Lalitpur, and also for residents
REWIND 2025
Known as the land of Mt Everest, Nepal in 2025 became synonymous with youth-led regime change
Establishmentarianism
Youth activists can play an adversarial role to keep Nepal’s democracy and legacy parties in check
Nepal, here comes the sun
The country's attempt to diversify from hydroelectricity to solar power is stymied by geopolitics
Global warning bell in Belém
Energy diversification, climate finance, and carbon credit remain priorities for Nepal at COP30
The periphery cannot hold
Kesang Tseten’s new film documents how Himalayan communities are falling apart
Election countdown: 4 more months
PM says Nepalis do not have the luxury of thinking what will happen if elections do not happen
Retrofitting Nepal for future shocks
New book provides roadmap for future governments to achieve high-income status by 2043
Nepal PM expands her Cabinet
New ministers include technocrats who have performed well in specific professions
Nepal interim government faces first hiccups
Prime Minister Sushila Karki swears in three ministers amidst row over her choice
Madam Prime Minister of Nepal
Sushila Karki is Nepal’s first female PM, but has her work cut out to give the country a new beginning
The return of communicable diseases
Recent outbreaks of infectious diseases weigh down Nepal’s health system even as it deals with rising chronic maladies
Sex and the city of Patan
An erotic shadow play show this week exposes the infidelity of a king 350 years ago
Rain bombs
Human activity has made the inherently fragile Himalaya even more prone to disasters
Not poor, but not rich
LDC graduation is a stepping stone for Nepal’s development, but a better investment climate would help
Waste not, want not
Government policies to drive recycling are crucial for electrical and electronic waste management in Nepal