In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist insurgency, launched in 1996, has gained traction and is threatening to bring down the regime, especially after a negotiated cease-fire between the Maoists and government forces broke down in August 2003. In 2001, the crown prince massacred ten members of the royal family, including the king and queen, and then took his own life. In October 2002, the new king dismissed the prime minister and his cabinet for "incompetence" after they dissolved the parliament and were subsequently unable to hold elections because of the ongoing insurgency. While stopping short of reestablishing parliament, the king in June 2004 reinstated the most recently elected prime minister who formed a four-party coalition government, which the king subsequently tasked with paving the way for elections to be held in spring of 2005. Citing dissatisfaction with the government's lack of progress in addressing the Maoist insurgency, the king in February 2005 dissolved the government and assumed power. To be updated
May 9th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Well I thought I would write a quick note. We are kinda stuck here in Kathmandu. Becky and I have changed our flights to Thailand but could only leave 2 days early, so we fly on may 13 to Singapore an ... [full story]
May 9th 2008Asia » Nepal » Pokhara Davs i stuen!
Kathmandu var en glimrende by, men nepaleserne maa nu godt lige laere at rydde op efter sig selv. Der ligger rimeligt meget affald og der er ingen skraldespande. Til gengaeld er her v ... [full story]
May 9th 2008Asia » Nepal » Himalayas Hello everyone!! I just realised that the blog I wrote after meditation never got published! I am publishing it now, so sorry for the delay!!
Anyway, after meditation, I went trekking on a trail ca ... [full story]
April 26th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Hey everyone!
Just wanted to write a quick one to let you know what I have been doing. To be honest, the title really says it all! For the past half a month, I have been living the life of a Buddhi ... [full story]
May 8th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel We are back from our trekking to Poon Hill (we'd like to remember it's 3200 mt and here in Nepal you call it mountain only from 7000 mt and peak from 4000 mt!!) and are absolutely proud of it! Being r ... [full story]
May 7th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel Well, I made it back to Kathmandu in one piece ( well minus the pieces that the 40 odd mosquitos have had out of me!). The journey back across the mountains was again fun - this time with the added bo ... [full story]
May 7th 2008Asia » Nepal » Tanzen Efter en perleraekke af nepalesiske blundere, dumfaeldigheder der paa det sandeste maa have placeret mig oeverst paa piedestalen for forstadsfatalismens mest opvakte vaekkelsespraedikanter, soeger jeg ... [full story]
May 7th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Here some picture of my last days in Nepal! Just the time to catch a visa for India and one for Pakistan and then...celo India!!! ... 3 photos[full story]
May 6th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel Namaste, everyone!
(Namaste is widely used here as a greeting, and it means “I bow to the god in you.”)
I’ve been here in Kathmandu for two and a half days now. I’ll be ... 28 photos[full story]
May 6th 2008Asia » Nepal Yes, and here I sit, top of HK with another screaming kid . . . got the entire day to find our way around around town.
this is travel jouranalism on the go . . . seven minutes befreo my freebie se ... [full story]
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