Nepal in need of a good scrubbing 20150909_090225

Nepal in need of a good scrubbing

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October 26th 2015
I hate to say it, but Nepal could use a good scrubbing. It's awash in plastic bottles, bags , bits of detritus and organic waste that just seems to accumulate in large piles outside of houses and shops, or wherever two or three are gathered to wait for the bus. I've been reluctant to write about this because I didn't want to insult my Nepali hosts, who were more than kind to me during my sojourn t ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Valley

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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