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...Similar concerns are rife in Sri Lanka, where textiles and garments make up half of the country's exports, and the industry supports as many as 1 million workers. In Nepal, where more than 300,000 workers depend directly or indirectly on the garment sector for their livelihood, extending the quota system "is a matter of life or death," says Prashant Pokhrel, a Nepali exporter. Experts in Bangladesh fear that anywhere from $1.25 billion to $2.5 billion of that country's annual exports could be lost, with the shock waves rippling through the nation's banking sector and the entire...
Firth M. McEachern ’08, who has dual citizenship in United States and Canada but grew up in Nepal, Cambodia and Egypt, said that Egyptians are particularly nervous about the upcoming presidential election. He also said he is following the U.S. election more closely than past Egyptian or Canadian elections...
Despite the light-hearted appeal of the show, its serious undertone periodically surfaced throughout the night. This year’s spotlighted charity, Nepal-based Educate the Children (ETC), was a particularly suitable choice for Raunak...
Midway through the show, a visiting ETC representative gave a short presentation about ETC’s role in building schools and promoting women’s literacy in Nepal. According to Soni, Raunak’s two shows succeeded in raising more than...
...dodge rebels' bullets each day or face the wrath of a mob led by angry parents who have just lost a child to a big cat. The voices of those in the field should have been heard in your story. They are the true heroes. DEVENDRA S. RANA Kathmandu, Nepal...