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Fossil fuels poison air
Rights group says COP28 should address air pollution, abuses
Nepal in T20 2024
The host nation registers a resounding win over UAE for a berth at the 9 th ICC T20 Cricket World Cup
Nepali family spread across Kuwait, Cyprus, UAE
Two generations of a migrant family are yet to break out of the cycle of poverty
Fate joins, then separates, siblings
Ajay Shrestha in his cricket jersey during happier times. All photos: courtesy ANIL SHRESTHAI left for the UAE six years ago. It was a struggle…
Job-seekers now also jab-seekers
Migrant workers, including Nepalis, in Kuwait after being vaccinated. A Nepali worker gets his jab (right). Source: Ram Bahadur BasnetIn…
A few good agents
Recognising good examples among migrant worker recruiters is as important as holding the bad ones accountable
Nepalis overseas get first vaccinations
Nischal Shrestha, a caregiver in Israel, getting vaccinated last week.Long before Nepalis in Nepal will be vaccinated against the coronavirus,…
Nepalis overseas get first vaccinations
Nischal Shrestha, a caregiver in Israel, getting vaccinated last week.Long before Nepalis in Nepal will be vaccinated against the coronavirus,…
Nepali workers stuck in no-man's land
More than 43,000 overseas migrant workers have returned to Nepal during the Coronavirus pandemic out of 125,000 who registered to be ‘rescued,’…
Nepal to lift quota on flights
Faced with criticism from migrant workers and Nepal’s embassies abroad for allowing only a limited daily quota of passengers to fly into…
Preparing for Nepal’s returnees
Nepal's ambassadors in West Asian countries, Malaysia and Pakistan in a video conference on Thursday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus…
UAE warning to send back workers, including Nepalis
The warning by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to punish countries that refuse to repatriate workers wishing to go home by suspending bilateral…
Crossborder virus and Nepali migrant workers
The COVID-19 epidemic has hit countries where millions of Nepalis work
Women who fly high
Etihad Airways Vice President for the Subcontinent, Neerja Bhatia is in Kathmandu this week to honour four Nepalis on the occasion of…
Oil-rich Gulf turns to renewable energy
Photos: KUNDA DIXITThe increased frequency of climate-induced weather extremes and public opinion pressure are forcing even major fossil fuel…
Giving back to Nepal what Nepal gave to them
HONORED: Bipana Bastola, a Grade 10 student receives the Zayed Sustainability Award on behalf of her Bloom Nepal School from UAE Crown Prince…
US-Iran war could wreck Nepal economy
US airstrike early Friday morning killed Inranian Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani when the missile hit the vehicle outside Bagdad airport. Photo: IRAQI…
For Nepal’s migrant workers, good news in small bites
On International Migrants Day, time to reflect on the gains and challenges ahead
Migrants abroad left in lurch
Pic: KantipurHom Karki in Kantipur, 29 JulyThe Nepal Government banned labour permits aiming to block women from going abroad as domestic…
Caring for Nepal's women
Women migrant returnees at PourakhiA recent Bournemouth University study exploring health care problems of 1,000 female migrant returnees…
Shared stories, shattered dreams of South Asian migrant workers
Photo: OM ASTHA RAIWhat is it about labour migration that keeps drawing hundreds of thousands of people every year away from their homes and…
Paying an arm and a leg
https://youtu.be/M2XedSLYl-gHari Pun, 31, was working on the scaffolding of a building in the Malaysian city of Penang last year. He was wearing…
Success in Nepal means not having to work
Nepalis work hardest when they are outside Nepal