C.K. Lal's "State of the State" has been consistently interesting and thought provoking. He provides a leading example for other journalists to follow in terms of substance, truthfulness, and fearlessness in expressing the truth. Keep on writing, Mr Lal you have made a lot of fans. We like the way you tell it.

K. Karki
Kansas City, USA

Nepali Times! What a newspaper. I just got a copy (#7) and I am impressed. My congratulations. Any vacancies?

Lis Garval
Copenhagen
Big cheers to Nepali Times. I have become a regular reader of your weekly and haven't missed any of the past 10 editions. Your paper has a unique, straight-forward style of presenting news and comments. Where else but in Nepali Times can you read editorials like "TV or not TV?" (#10) that ends with a sharp punchline like: "NTV must upgrade content. It may have satellite access, but the audience has a more powerful weapon-the remote control." Keep your high standards up.

Kumud Kumar Sharma
Kathmandu

I am totally enchanted with the work of Kunda Dixit. I read his column (changed now to "Under My Hat") and think it is a real hoot. In fact, I felt inspired enough to print it out and share it with my Nepali in-laws. I then read his piece about smugglers and really enjoyed his acerbic wit. Mr Dixit is a credit to this paper. Someone who can write with that kind of clarity, wit and farce is a rarity.

Rosalia Scalia
Baltimore, USA

Like any experienced Nepali citizen living in our modern democratic setup, I could not believe that your paper could keep up its brilliant standard for too long-so I used to buy it from the shops and did not subscribe. To put out an originally edited news/comments weekly surely poses a challenge-and I could not believe that you guys could keep it up. But after your tenth issue I started thinking that even if you went down to 50 percent of your standard in the future (hope not, though) you would still be worth it. So I have finally become your subscriber. I sure hope that you will succeed, but I also realise that it will depend upon your intelligent readers' support to make this paper a unique one.

Chirendra Satyal
Kathmandu

Yours is a paper Nepal needs very much: reliable, accountable (to Nepali society and the world community) and a high-quality newspaper. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every page of Issue # 9 and can't wait for the next issue.

Surya P.S. Dhungel
Phnom Penh