OWSA Contributor

For city planners, the cleared riverbanks represent a step toward a cleaner, more resilient Kathmandu. But for thousands of people like Mandira, Lakshmi, and Budhathoki, the demolition drive has simply left them destitute.

Demonstrating outside the Adhadhu offices, members of the Maldives Journalists Association made it clear: the survival of the country’s fragile independent press hangs delicately in the balance.

Sri Lanka has successfully navigated its way out of the darkest days of sovereign default, rebuilding a foundation of stability. However, as the World Bank’s latest assessment makes clear, this recovery remains deeply uneven.

The scandal has reignited fierce debates over the need to modernize Pakistan’s welfare distribution frameworks.

Recognising the gravity of the situation, the planters' association urgently calls for coordinated, pre-emptive action.

The durability of this grassroots ceasefire remains highly precarious. Without structured incident management, formal counterterrorism cooperation, or official endorsement from military commanders in Kabul and Islamabad, the agreement is vulnerable to the slightest provocation.

For thousands of Bangladeshi fishermen and honey collectors, setting out onto the waters of the Sundarbans to earn a daily livelihood has abruptly devolved into a deadly gamble.

Recognising that structural changes of this magnitude require immense societal backing, Shah directly appealed to the Nepali people for their trust and support.