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Election of the Day: Nepal

By djw

In General

On March 4, 2026

On Thursday, Nepal will elect a new Pratinidhi Sabha, or House of Representatives. Under the new constitution of 2015, there are 275 seats, 165 single member district first past the post, and 110 seats allocated via national party list proportional representation. Like Japan and Thailand,...

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Himalayan Labor Exploitation

By Erik Loomis

On October 21, 2014

Sherpas are poor. So they take what jobs they can get. Those jobs are carrying stuff for rich white people around the world who want to climb mountains. Serving as.

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Sherpa Exploitation

By Erik Loomis

On May 3, 2013

When we think of labor, we probably don't really think of the Sherpas, who guide climbers up Mt. Everest and other high Himalayan peaks. But in fact, the climbers often.

One Man. One Knife.

By Robert Farley

In Robert Farley

On February 15, 2011

So, this should be a movie (true or no): Bishnu Shrestha, a brave Gurkha soldier in Indian Army, defeated 40 train robbers while returning home after a voluntary retirement. The Indian army, is going to awarded Bishnu with Sourya Chakra, Bravery Award and Sarvottam Jeevan...

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Emergency Sunday Deposed Monarch Blogging: Shah Dynasty

By Robert Farley

On May 28, 2008

Nepal began to take shape in the second half of the 18th century, as Prithvi Narayan Shah, ninth of the Kings of Gorkha, conquered about a third of the various.