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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 in... [read more]
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 in... [read more] Blog: Nepal - once is never enough
Date: November 19th 2009
It’s hard to say what I was expecting as the local bus rumbled to the border at Sonauli for us to cross into Nepal. Tired and sore - we’d all been duped and put on a local bus rather than a coach to the border and the journey had so far involved many arguments, much tension, a flat tyre, several mosquito bites and the ongoing suspicion that the situation wasn’t going to improve any time soo ... read more
Date: November 19th 2009
It’s hard to say what I was expecting as the local bus rumbled to the border at Sonauli for us to cross into Nepal. Tired and sore - we’d all been duped and put on a local bus rather than a coach to the border and the journey had so far involved many arguments, much tension, a flat tyre, several mosquito bites and the ongoing suspicion that the situation wasn’t going to improve any time soo ... read more
