Qatar Airways announced its plans to launch daily flights to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh from early next year. The Doha-based airline will be the only Middle Eastern carrier to operate into Cambodia with services scheduled to start from February 20 onwards. The airline has also introduced offline payment solutions for reservations made on its website. Passengers can now book tickets online and pay later at a Qatar Airways reservations and ticketing office.

Education first
Under the Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Program the Embassy of India in Kathmandu and District Development Committee signed a MoU to provide Rs 43.39 million for construction of building at Shree Rambha Higher Secondary School in Palpa. This is the embassy's sixth development project in the district under India's Small Development Projects.

New partnership
Etihad Airways will expand services in East Asia with codeshare services to Hong Kong from February 2013 in partnership with Air Seychelles. The new codeshare supplements Etihad Airways' expansion in mainland China and provides passengers from Hong Kong with seamless connectivity through Etihad Airways' hub in Abu Dhabi to key destinations in Europe and the Middle East.

Showing support
Surya Nepal Asha Social Entrepreneurship Award (SNASEA) 2012 has announced the 15 finalists. From the finalists, five entrepreneurs will be awarded on 18 December. SNASEA rewards, recognises and supports social entrepreneurs all over Nepal and encourages others to follow these exemplary individuals who are solving social problems through market-driven models.