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18-24 December 2015 #787

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Editorial

The enemy within

Columns

Comment

by Seulki Lee

A tale of two frontiers
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By The Way

by Anurag Acharya

Dousing the flames
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Comment

by Bihari K Shrestha

Jaffna in Janakpur?
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Backside

by Ass

Rough Guide to Nepal
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Bordering on helplessness

An abandoned town and a lifeless bridge at the once-busy checkpoint between Nepal and China

By: Xiaotong Xu and Siran Liang

Comments

Nation

The wild west

Rasuwa was projected as an alternative trade route to China, but is plagued by delays and corruption

Dambar K Shrestha in RASUWA

The wild west

Media suffers blockade

 More readers, but less revenue

Xiaotong Xu and Siran Liang

Media suffers blockade

Business

Pegging a fine line

A thriving currency black market drags the fixed INR-NPR exchange rate into the debate again

Sarthak M Sharma

Pegging a fine line

Nepali Times Buzz

The 100,000th refugee

The camps for refugees from Bhutan in eastern Nepal are emptying, but some don’t want to be resettled and want to return home

Gopal Gartaula in JHAPA

The 100,000th refugee

Taking the high road

Manang will not just survive, but prosper from its new road

Seulki Lee in MANANG

Taking the high road

Miraculous saves

A film that humanises the tragedy without being voyeuristic

Sahina Shrestha

Miraculous saves

Must See

Sherpa

Beautifully shot, and poignantly scored, Sherpa is an important film for the world

Sophia Pande

Sherpa

From our archives

A downright drama

9th June 2011

Angels in America stages in Kathmandu

MARCUS BENIGNO

Sex and surveillance

9th June 2011

Public figures now have a higher chance of being caught on candid camera in compromising positions

NAOMI WOLF

About town

9th June 2011

Events and music

Remote control for prosperity

9th June 2011

Despite messy politics in Kathmandu, Darchula finds its peace dividend

RUBEENA MAHATO in DARCHULA