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 Nation A suspension on inter-country adoption will give the government time to work on strict adoption legislation  MALLIKA ARYAL 
 Will the real tiger survive until the next year of the tiger in 2022?  NIRMAL GHOSH in BANGKOK 
 For the economy, quality of tourism may be better than quantity DEWAN RAI 
 Suspending inter-country adoption will deny kids in need the chance of a better life  PHILIP HOLMES 
 Business   "The government needs to take a more holistic approach or the crunch could recur"    SUVAYU DEV PANT 
   Sujit Mundul, CEO and Director of Standard Chartered Nepal, talks about lessons learnt from India and the economic prospects for Nepal.   
 BIZ BRIEF 
 Life Times Nepal's nascent coffee business is slowly but surely redefining the idea of a Nepali's morning brew  FOO CHEE CHANG 
 
 Publisher\'s Note 
 Constitution Supplement Political culture is more important than the model of governance for democrats, says political scientist Krishna Khanal 
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