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“American support crucial for Nepal Army’s capacity enhancement”: DPM Pokharel

Posted by | Aug 7, 2018 |

Kathmandu –  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwor Pokharel has expressed the US government’s support was crucial for the training and capacity enhancement of the Nepal Army cadres. In a meeting held between Deputy PM Pokharel and Deputy Commander of the US Army’s Indo-Pacific Command, Bryan Fenton at his office today, DPM Pokharel pointed out the need to further enhance Nepal-US military ties. On the occasion, Deputy Commander Fenton reaffirmed that the US Army had attached topmost priority to the Nepal for conducting the ‘State Partnership Programme’. Terming the joint drill between Nepal Army and American Army very effective, he commended the role of Nepal Army in peacekeeping efforts. Similarly, the visiting American Deputy Commander reaffirmed of continuation of the military support to Nepal Army and said, “America was ever ready to partner with Nepal in promotion of democracy in Nepal.” The meeting was attended by Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Defence Rishi Raj Bhandari and the high-ranking officers of the American Embassy in Nepal among...

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South Korea will allow family members of Nepali workers in South Korea to pay a visit and meet the worker at least once during their employment tenure.

Posted by | Aug 7, 2018 |

South Korea will allow family members of Nepali workers in South Korea to pay a visit and meet the worker at least once during their employment tenure. The South Korean Ambassador to Nepal Park Young-sik said migrant Nepali workers would soon be able to meet with their family members as soon as South Korean government makes all official arrangements for this purpose. During the meeting with the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista, Ambassador Youngsik said some families have already visited South Korea and returned to Nepal after meeting their family member working there. Ministry spokesperson Prakash Dahal said, Minister Bista had requested Ambassador Young-sik during their previous meeting to facilitate family member visit at least once during the migrant worker’s contract period so that Nepali workers wouldn’t feel stressed during their four year and 10 months long stay. Minister Bista said family visits would give workers a psychological relief from anxiety, loneliness and dispel thoughts of committing suicide. Over the years, the suicide rate of Nepali workers has been high in South Korea. The opportunity to meet with their family members is likely to bring such deaths down. The South Korean government is likely to make an official announcement soon. The Labour Minister requested the ambassador to increase the jobs quota for Nepali workers in South Korea, a country known for offering better facilities and...

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30 years after Myanmar uprising, dissidents fear struggle forgotten

Posted by | Aug 7, 2018 |

YANGON  – Ko Shell had his teeth knocked out during torture sessions and spent 14 years in six jails, but as the 30th anniversary looms of the famed Myanmar pro-democracy uprising that led to his incarceration, he says those sacrifices are being forgotten. Sitting in a tea shop in downtown Yangon, he worries history is not being taught to the younger generation, a frustration mirroring wider disappointment with the government among many jailed for opposing the junta which ruled for four decades. “All the true stories were not shared with the public,” the 49-year-old said.Military regimes in Myanmar imprisoned nearly 10,000 people since the army first seized power in 1962, sending the country into decades of isolation. Most were jailed in the years after nationwide strikes on August 8, 1988, part of broader anti-junta demonstrations that catapulted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi into the spotlight. The daughter of Myanmar’s independence hero, Suu Kyi was swept up in the revolt shortly after returning from a cozy life in England to care for her sick mother. But despite then spending a combined 15 years under house arrest by the paranoid regime, Suu Kyi has emphasised reconciling with the generals after winning landmark elections in 2015. While a third of MPs in her party have served time for activism, prominent members of the 1988 protests were passed over when candidates for...

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Bangladesh seal T20 series with 19-run victory over Windies

Posted by | Aug 7, 2018 |

LAUDERHILL, United States – Bangladesh withstood a withering assault from Andre Russell to complete a series-clinching 19-run victory on the DLS Method over the West Indies in the rain-affected deciding final fixture of their three-match T20 International Series on Sunday. Russell smashed 47 off just 21 deliveries with six towering sixes and one four to keep the Caribbean side in with a chance of surpassing Bangladesh’s formidable total of 184 for five at the Central Broward Stadium in Florida. However his dismissal at the start of the 18th over, giving left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman his third wicket of the innings, effectively sealed the result in favour of Bangladesh. Russell’s departure at 135 for seven off 17.1 overs was immediately followed by a sharp shower which ended any further prospect of play, although there was little chance of the West Indies getting anywhere close to the target off a full 20 overs with all their big-hitters gone. Having been thrashed in both Tests at the start of the tour, this T20 series triumph follows on the 2-1 success in the One-Day International contest for the Asian side. – Das sets tone – Their formidable total was set up by a career-best effort from Liton Das.Das set the tone at the top of the order for his team after captain Shakib al Hasan chose to bat first with a blistering innings...

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Five killed, dozens shot in Chicago ‘violent night’

Posted by | Aug 7, 2018 |

WASHINGTON  – Forty-four people were shot across the Midwestern US city of Chicago Sunday, US media reported, with five killed in a wave of violence police branded “totally unacceptable.” Chicago Police chief of patrol Fred Waller told a press conference Sunday afternoon some of the shootings were “targeted” and related to gang conflicts. “The city of Chicago experienced a violent night. Incidents of either random or targeted shooting on our streets is totally unacceptable,” he said.CNN reported multiple shootings took place between midnight and 2:00 pm local time — with 10 taking place in just three hours from 1:30 am. Gunmen targeted groups including one gathering of people who had attended a funeral repast, police said, adding that one of the injured victims was an 11-year-old boy.Chicago experienced a near 20-year record number of murders in 2016, prompting President Donald Trump to regularly single out the city for criticism. But Waller said so far this year, there has been a reduction in shootings of over 30 percent in Chicago, while murders are down by 25 percent.”That’s not a victory by any means, or any stretch” he said. “But we continue to head in the right direction.” He also said more than 5,500 illegal guns had been confiscated from the city’s streets.”I promise this city, we won’t be defeated,” he vowed during the press conference.”We all live in this city....

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