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Though the economy has stalled and high-end tourists have stayed away during the eight years that Nepal has been racked by a Maoist insurgency, the impoverished Himalayan kingdom could always count on two sources of foreign revenue: aid groups and backpackers. Now they are under threat, too. Earlier this month, Maoist guerrillas fighting to overthrow the monarchy and the country's feudal system called for a protracted national transport blockade to starve the capital, Kathmandu, and so to "pressure" the government to call a cease-fire, according to a statement from Maoist spokesman Jhhakku Prasad Subedi...
...Troubles in Nepal Kudos to Alex Perry for boldly reporting the bitter situation Nepal is facing [Feb. 2]. The political impasse will soon turn into an international crisis if left unattended. The symptoms of autocracy are seen in the nation, although no one, not even the King, wants this to happen. The failed politics of the past 12 years has been the chief cause of this crisis. The sacking of the Prime Minister's government 17 months ago by the King was a constructive move at an appropriate time. The King's commitment to constitutional monarchy and multiparty democracy...
Many cultures make singular contributions to humanity, and in the case of the Limbu people of eastern Nepal, it is the drink known as tongba. Outsiders rarely get to savor this heady millet brew, which would have remained virtually unknown outside this remote area if it wasn't for the occasional mention in guidebooks. But tongba is like Guinness to the Irish or whisky to the Scots: it's something to celebrate and revel in, and to stumble and sing under its influence...
...Tongba is slowly gaining in popularity outside eastern Nepal. It's now available in Putali Sadak district in Kathmandu. You can also find it in Nepalese restaurants around Hong Kong's notorious Temple Street. Other tongba devotees as far away as Sydney solicit brewing tips via the Internet...
...Nepal has some serious issues, but the situation is not hopeless. It is preposterous to consider the opinion of a constitutional monarch, who may not play any active role in mainstream politics, on how vital his responsibility is while sidelining the other major political players, such as the constitutionally elected representatives and the Maoists. Yes, we have been swindled by our political parties time and again, but like it or not, our hopes rest with them. Let's give our infant democracy some time to grow. If Japan and Germany could rise up from ashes, literally, so will we someday...