Bibek Bhandari
SCMP Contributor
Bibek is a journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has reported from China, India, Nepal and elsewhere.
Bibek is a journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has reported from China, India, Nepal and elsewhere.
With homes and savings washed away, survivors of last month’s devastating floods in Nepal are seeking work abroad.
Nepal has petitioned the UN Loss and Damage Fund to ‘respond rapidly, directly and effectively’ after its worst natural disaster in decades.
As the death toll mounts, travel bosses and guides work round the clock to reassure anxious tourists and salvage the peak autumn season.
In the immediate aftermath of the floods, the government refused overseas help, only to reverse its decision days later.
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Airline operators say lowering tourist airfares will not be ‘economically sustainable’, as the revenue helps subsidise costs for Nepalis.
Nepal has culled 600,000 birds as H5N1 sweeps Kathmandu, closing the capital’s only zoo and raising fears it could mutate to infect humans.
Flight disruptions through Gulf hubs have cut Western arrivals, prompting tourism operators to chase travellers from Asia-Pacific markets.
Nepal has banned caste discrimination, yet many Dalits still live in poverty. Can a formal state apology inspire change?
The report is proposing prison sentences of up to 10 years for K.P. Sharma Oli and other top government officials.
Conflicts, such as the Iran war, are diverting global attention away from the ecological crisis, scientists warn.
Balendra Shah has promised to transform Nepal, but success hinges on him becoming the first elected leader to finish a full five-year term.
Newly elected Balendra Shah’s public messaging suggests a balanced approach rather than a tilt to either side, analysts say.
The 35-year-old former Kathmandu mayor’s defeat of K.P. Sharma Oli means he is on track to head the next government.
While all the parties have pledged economic growth and job creation, thousands are leaving Nepal each day in search of a better life.
Archaeologists hope the newly discovered ruins at Siddhartha Gautam’s childhood palace will help secure Unesco World Heritage status.
The suspects are believed to be among a network of scammers who have cheated insurers by staging fake rescue operations for years.
From fake fist-fights to made-up arrests, AI-generated clips are confusing voters in a nation where just 31 per cent are digitally literate.
Officials say marriage brokers are flooding social media with promotions offering to find Chinese men brides from Nepal.
Officials say online brokers are promoting Nepali women to Chinese men, prompting detentions and official warnings.
Over the years, the authorities have removed a mountain pile of trash and the bodies of climbers on the world’s highest peak.
Starting next year, hotels and travel companies must begin automatically reporting visitor locations to a central government database.
A watchdog alleges the company colluded with ex-ministers to inflate costs and siphon off US$74 million from the Pokhara airport project.
China’s bachelor crisis meets Nepal’s poverty in a trade that blurs the lines between arranged marriage and coercion.
Upper Mustang residents worry that they will not be able to reap the benefits from the cheaper permit and instead be like ‘animals in a zoo’.
Inspectors suspect some of the blazes, which incinerated more than 450,000 court files, were deliberately set to destroy evidence.
As the dust settles on Nepal’s massive youth uprising, the euphoria of revolution is giving way to confusion and division.
Sushila Karki’s interim government has only a brief window to deliver on justice and reform promises before next year’s election.
Asha Kama Wangdi is embarking on an ambitious project: a high-altitude sanctuary for local and international creatives.
As the nation mourns its dead, wounded survivors and grieving families fear accountability may be delayed or denied.
