ECONOMY, WORLD
US will withdraw from the WTO unless it shapes up, threatens Trump
US will withdraw from the WTO unless it shapes up, threatens...
Trump's warning about a possible US pull-out from the organisation highlights the conflict between the president's trade policies and the open trade system that the WTO oversees.
Aug 31, 2018
WORLD
At least 7 killed in head-on bus crash in New Mexico
At least 7 killed in head-on bus crash in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, Aug 31: A blown tire on a semi-truck may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a commercial passenger bus along Interstate 40 in New Mexico near the Arizona border, according to authorities.
Aug 31, 2018
POLITICS
HoR postpones election of thematic parliamentary committees
HoR postpones election of thematic parliamentary committees
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: The House of Representatives has postponed election of 10 thematic parliamentary committees until further notice.
Aug 31, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
Asian markets in reverse as China-US row returns to fore
Asian markets in reverse as China-US row returns to fore
HONG KONG, Aug 31: Asian markets sank Friday as the China-US trade row burst back into view with a report that Donald Trump wants to impose tariffs on $200 billion of goods as early as next week.
Aug 31, 2018
SOCIETY
28 arrested for electricity theft
28 arrested for electricity theft
MAHOTTARI, Aug 31: The police have arrested 28 people from various places of the district on the charge of electricity theft.
Aug 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Families of those disappeared during Maoist insurgency crying for justice
Families of those disappeared during Maoist insurgency cryin...
SALYAN, Aug 31: Amrita Bohara, now 25 years old, remembers vividly the image of her father when they shared their last time together some 17 years ago. "I would bring you some chocolates upon my return," the words from her father just before he had been leaving for Salyan, the district headquarters...
Aug 31, 2018
The Week
Women who drive
Women who drive
One of the most popular jokes on the internet about women who drive goes like this: ‘Why do you think women cannot drive? Of course women can drive, they can drive a man crazy.’ This is a blatant example of everyday sexism that women face all over the world and Kathmandu is no different. Out of the...
Aug 31, 2018
Lifestyle
Australian film-maker James Ricketson sentenced to six years' jail in Cambodia
Australian film-maker James Ricketson sentenced to six years...
The 69-year-old documentary maker, who was found guilty of espionage, says the spying claims are ‘fanciful and ludicrous’
Aug 31, 2018
POLITICS
Four visiting dignitaries to wrap visits today
Four visiting dignitaries to wrap visits today
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Heads of four countries who had arrived in the capital to attend the fourth BIMSTEC summit will return today, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Aug 31, 2018
The Week
The plus side of being thick-skinned
The plus side of being thick-skinned
When you were a kid, did you cry and go home every time someone yanked your hair or did you stomp your feet and keep playing, often pushing and shoving to make way for yourself? If the latter is what you did and what you think one should do when faced with challenges, then congratulations for it’s w...
Aug 31, 2018