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By Piia Wirsu Prity Ranasampang left her birth home when she was four years old. It would take more than

By KAI SCHULTZ In what rights advocates regard as an important test case for press freedom in Bhutan, a prominent

By Manny Maung The monsoon is in its last throes here on Nepal’s eastern frontier. As another deluge begins, Karna

By Bertil Lintiner* China has begun courting the only neighboring country with which it does not yet have diplomatic relations

By ATUL ANEJA The outreach is in line with China’s revamped approach towards India’s other neighbours China has signalled its

By John Narayan Parajuli In one of the most protracted refugee situations in Nepal and also one of the biggest

Ayesha Shakya in OAKLAND For Dambar Magar and his family, a humble two-bedroom apartment in Oakland is a world away

By DEEPTI HAJELA, AP The kitchen hums with activity. Rachana Rimal is at one table, making momos, the traditional dumplings

By Rezwan The Himalayan nation of Bhutan, with a population of about 750,000 people, is known for the phrase “gross

By Rob Levey Born in Bhutan, a tiny Himalayan country in-between China and India, Subash Acharya has come to consider