Tag: SouthAsia

Fear and defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar

The military says they were targetting fighters from a PDF and an ethnic rebel group in the area, accusing them of using civilians as human shields. The UN children’s agency says at least 11 schoolchildren were killed in the incident, with 15 more still missing.

September 21, 2022

Nepal’s skewed hydropower ambitions

The private sector claims that it contributes more than 56 per cent of the electricity in the system, and 215 projects with a combined capacity of 9,000 megawatts are in different phases of development with private investment. The energy sector is also the single largest attractor of foreign direct investment (FDI).

September 16, 2022

Major publishing company Kadokawa’s chairman held in Tokyo Games-related bribery case

The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Wednesday arrested Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of major publisher Kadokawa Corp., on suspicion of paying bribes related to the Tokyo Olympics.

September 15, 2022

Nepal and China agree to enhance cooperation on multiple fronts under the BRI framework

On Wednesday, the Chinese delegation will see President Bidya Devi Bhandari and visit Bhaktapur Durbar Square. The delegation will leave for South Korea after rounding up the Nepal trip on Thursday.

September 14, 2022

Even the law can’t protect Dhaka’s heritage!

This daily reported on the rampant encroachment on ancient structures in Old Dhaka earlier this year, while the conservation organisation Urban Study Group (USG) alerted police in July of how parts of Boro Katra were being demolished. Yet, the historically significant site is being turned into rubble by its "owner," Ali Hossain of Holding 15, Boro Katra Lane.

September 14, 2022