John Child

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John Child is The NewsBlaze Nepal Correspondent, a journalist in Kathmandu who writes about goings-on in and around Nepal and her neighbors.

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Closure of Nepal Airlines Will Save Money and Cut Corruption

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Rather than spending $125 million now on Nepal Airlines, this is an opportune time to scrap it entirely. Internationally, NAC wouldn't be missed.

Federalism and Ethnicity Issues Critical to Nepal

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Federalism of some sort is certain, but its nature - ethnic or geographical - and the details of how to carve out states are not yet agreed.

No Everest Ascents Yet This Season

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This month normally offers the best weather for climbing the world's tallest mountain, and during the last decade, scores of people have made it to the top each year in May. In all more than 4,300 have climbed since 1953.

Is Kathmandu Nepal Safer Than Your City?

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The answer is probably 'yes.' Statistics for last year in Kathmandu show an incidence of serious crime far lower than in the United States.

PLA Numbers Dwindle as Integration with Nepal Army Nears

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Of the three thousand-plus Maoist soldiers still pending integration, some will not pass the recruitment testing.
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