For the last sixteen years of horrific lives in Bhutanese refugee camps, several attempts to draw the attention at regional, national and international level were made one after the other but to no avail. As a result, now the Bhutanese refugee problem is gradually getting complicated. With the long term stay inside the unimproved plastic […]
Senior Abuse
OUR DISRESPECT OF THE ELDERLY In the new millennium, there is one thing that most folks can agree on when it comes to the mess in our society. We refuse to honor the fifth commandment, "Honor thy father and thy mother." Several years back, I was taking a […]
The Horrific lives of Bhutan’s refugee
About 80 thousands Nepali speaking people from southern belt of Bhutan, who fled to Nepal for safe living during early 1990s when the then Bhutanese despotic regime forcefully evicted them, even hadn’t anticipated that they would waste 17 years of horrific lives in eastern division of Nepal as refugees. But, finally it twisted into a […]
Lebanon free trade, blessing or curse?
Undeterred by the protracted political crisis, Lebanon will begin its third round of negotiations for membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva next month, but civil society groups fear that the costs of accession could far outweigh the benefits of increased access to Western markets in the absence of a clearly defined national […]
Air Force rolls out drums for new Chief
The need to move the Nigerian Air Force from the position of dilapidated aircraft, to a state of combat readiness was the main focus of Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Paul Dike as he tours the force’s formation in Lagos, South West Nigeria recently. The visit however, became a mini-celebration for families of […]
General Parvez Musharaf is more effective in his uniform
President General Parvez Musharaf without uniform will become an easy pray to the forces of extremism and ignorance currently struggling to gain power through bullet, ballot and Islam, in Pakistan. General Parvez Musharaf as chief of Pakistan armed forces and as President of Pakistan is an effective weapon against forces of extremism and ignorance, the […]