Extended road network has improved access, but also become a conduit for outmigration
Yak herds decline due to lifestyle changes, the climate crisis and outmigration
Mustang’s king grapples with the impact of climate breakdown and other challenges
Governments invest in pumping water up from rivers to convince farmers not to migrate out
Nepal’s shepherds leave their ancestral occupation due to climate change and outmigration
Harvest decline will worsen food insecurity, especially in far west Nepal
Student describes the three-day ordeal in a bunker near the Gaza border, and eventual rescue
Rohit is from Bihar and drives an auto rickshaw in Mumbai. Life has been a struggle ever since he lost his parents in a car crash. Like many…
Aakash KC finally flew to Korea on 13 December to rejoin his job after being stranded in Nepal for two years. Photo: AAKASH KCWhen Aakash KC…
Vaccine certificates are just another in a long checklist of permits and authorisations for Nepali workers headed overseas
One of many rallies organised by the EPS Struggle Committee in which Nepali migrant workers prevented from going to Korea have taken part.…
Prakash Parajuli at the Tribhuvan International Airport, before boarding his flight to Japan. PHOTO: PRAKASH PARAJULIOn 21 December 2020,…
2020 turned the world upside down, and in Nepal, one of the most dramatic impacts was on the country’s economic mainstay – overseas contract…
Nepal government and fairer recruiters need to join forces for post-pandemic foreign employment revamp
Migrants get mixed messages in Nepal’s promise of zero-cost recruitment
The state of the toilet at Kathmandu airport is a better indicator of progress than the Human Development Index
For Nepalis who migrated to New South Wales, it must feel like going from the frying pan into the fire
US airstrike early Friday morning killed Inranian Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani when the missile hit the vehicle outside Bagdad airport. Photo: IRAQI…
On 31 December Malaysia's amnesty program for migrant workers called ‘Back for Good’ (B4G) came to an end. By paying RM700 ($170) and tickets…
From Korala Pass on the Nepal-China border facing south. Annapurna and Nilgiri in the distance.As the road meanders uphill towards my village of…
Photo : SONIA AWALENepal is stepping up preparations for its 10-year census in 2021, which is slated to be the most hitech in history and will…
HIGH AND DRY: A village in Mustang is one of the increasing number of settlements that have been abandoned because of water shortage caused by…
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: The workload for women like Nanimaya Dhungana in Kavre (Above) may have increased because of the climate crisis. Photo:…
