Five years after it launched, RedMud Coffee is already a well-established brand in Nepal, on track to be this country’s version of Starbucks. Founded in 2012 with just two employees, the company now employs over 70 young people, and is preparing to open its fifth outlet in 2017. To read
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Saving the Sound of Music in Nepal
Meet Hari Lal Kul, who is keeping Nepal’s musical tradition alive by preserving its instruments: http://nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/making-the-sound-of-music-in-patan,3976
Nepal Police recognized by AFC for match-fixing investigations
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday officially recognized the Metropolitan Crime Division of the Nepal Police for its crucial help in match-fixing investigations in the country. To read further, please click on the link below: http://www.myrepublica.com/news/29006/
Nepal Floods: Elephants Deployed in Rescue Efforts
Dozens of elephants and rafts have been deployed to rescue nearly 500 people trapped by floods in a popular resort in southern Nepal, officials say. Several hotels in Sauraha, in Chitwan district, have been inundated, trapping the tourists, many of them foreigners. To read further click on the link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40917407
Kanak Dixit on the Post-Development Era in Nepal
A donor downturn in Nepal comes as ‘development’ re-orients towards self-generated ‘progress’. To read further, click on the link below: http://nepalitimes.com/regular-columns/On-the-way-up/post-development-era,873
They Use Money to Promote Christianity: Nepal’s Battle for Souls
Critics allege that it is not just caste discrimination leading many Dalits in Nepal to turn away from Hindu beliefs and become Christians. To read further click on the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/15/they-use-money-to-promote-christianity-nepal-battle-for-souls
Sermon on the Mountain – Nepali Times Article on Christian Conversion in Nepal
Last week’s Nepali Times package on Christian conversion in Nepal generated vigorous debate online about secularism and proselytization. Here is a selection of the feedback http://nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/Ranting-on-high,3911
Nepal Comedian Takes On Donald Trump
Nepali comedian Manoj Gajurel received threats for impersonating the king when the small Himalayan country was still ruled by a Hindu monarchy. Today he is taking aim at another powerful figure, US President Donald Trump. To read more click on the link below: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4856764/Nepal-comedian-takes-Donald-Trump.html
Preaching on High – A Christian Evangelical Group is Converting Buddhists in holy Himalayan valleys
To read RPCV Brot Coburn’s article in the Nepali Times click on the link below: http://nepalitimes.com/article/nation/preaching-on-high,3904