Monthly Archive: January 2016

The burden of reconstruction

The legislative parliament has passed the Reconstruction Authority Bill for executing the rebuilding program by disseminating the targeted $2 billion reconstruction fund plus $ 4.4 billion pledged by foreign governments and donors as grants...

Earthquake Hits India’s Northeast, Leaves Five Dead

Buildings collapse in 6.7 magnitude quake By Joanna Sugden And Vibhuti Agarwal NEW DELHI—At least five people were killed and more than 30 injured when a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the northeast Indian state of...

The Culture of Disrespecting Time

If you are a Nepali or know Nepali people and have lived in Nepal then you probably know what it means to wait for petrol, gas, and interviews. While the long queues for petrol,...

Kachin-Gorkhas

On my second day in Myitkyina, Olivier, a French biker who I’ve met at a restaurant, mentioned in a state of high excitement that he’s seen a train full of Burmese soldiers going in...