Background: 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.
May 12th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel Saa er vi her igen!
Vi er nu tilbage i Kathmandu efter vores afstikker til Pokhara. I Pokhara er man aktiv, hvilket er en nyere ting for os, men vi hoppede alligevel med paa boelgen.
Vi besluttede ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel Hello from Nepal!!
Wow, what a journey. I set off from varanassi assuming a 6 hour train journey, followed by 3 hours bus to the border and then a 5 hour bus the other side to Kathmandu. Funnily en ... [full story]
May 9th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Hadigaon My last full day in Kathmandu was probably one of my hardest emotionally. Sushila and I started the day off by doing the final 2 interviews with sex workers. Our first one was a 20 year old woman with ... 3 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel Da jeg har vaeret vaek i hen ved en 2 maaneders tid nu, forestiller mit sentimentale hjerte sig, at man er begyndt at savne mine overordentligt hippe dansetrin. Det findes raad, venner!
Den naest s ... [full story]
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]
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 » 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]
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