Nepali Times

NATION
Which is real, and which is fake?
Ever wondered why the medicine you take for that cough never seems to work?
DEWAN RAI

Making a killing on contracts
Why do the Nepali people almost always get the short end of the deal in foreign-funded projects?
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA

Too much, or too little water
Mis-timed maintenance on Marsyangdi and drought trigger power cuts


Isolating Pokhara
The Maoist strategy of total disruption seems to be working
RAMESH POUDEL in POKHARA

Hello, hello, hello
A new government policy has deregulated telecom so your call may finally get through
KHADGA SINGH

Ask what you can do for your country
The hastiness with which some intellectual NRNs dismiss prospects of foreign Nepalis investing in Nepal is mystifying
JUGAL BHURTEL

HISTORY
Burmese days
Tul Bahadur Pun joined the British Army during the Second World War and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in Burma.

HEALTH
An eye for an eye
A unique eye centre is giving thousands of Nepalis the gift of sight, and exporting artificial lenses to the world
NARESH NEWAR

LEISURE
Louis Banks comes back
India’s premier jazz pianist returns to his roots in Nepal
SRADDHA BASNYAT

Lolo’s solo

ISSUE

# 188

	STRICTLY BUSINESS by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Undemanding consumers

LETTERS

BIZ NEWS

FROM THE NEPALI PRESS
•	Democracy in a time of active monarchy
•	Dang threats
•	Bandanomics
•	Child labour
•	Ban bandas
•	Unreformed
•	Blaming messengers
•	Nepalnews.com
•	Radio Mao

DOMESTIC BRIEF
•	Lynched
•	Firewood is harmful to health

Book Worm
•	CITES Implementation in Nepal and India

The world is watching.