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Netflix and Amazon Prime Video thrive in Nepal's grey market

Kathmandu, Feb. 28 -- When Juna Bastola paid Rs350 for a month of Netflix and Rs300 for three months of Amazon Prime Video via a digital service platform (premiumsewa), she knew she was not buying fro... Read More


Nepal's IT exports near $1 billion. Can the momentum be sustained?

Kathmandu, Feb. 25 -- Nepal's information technology industry reached a symbolic economic milestone in 2025, with sector representatives estimating that service exports crossed the $1 billion mark, mo... Read More


Freedom feels temporary. So we must keep resisting

Nepal, Feb. 23 -- More than a decade after her voice became a symbol of protest during the Arab Spring, Tunisian singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi continues to carry the spirit of resistance across bo... Read More


Nepal should make judicious investment in higher education

Nepal, Feb. 16 -- With more than 30 years of experience, Jamil Salmi is a specialist in higher education policy who has collaborated with numerous governments, universities and international organisat... Read More


The murky business of room finding in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Feb. 15 -- Last December, after leaving their jobs in Morang, Jeebika Sapkota and her sister arrived in Kathmandu hoping for a fresh start. But their room search became more exhausting than... Read More


Legal safeguards fail to curb abortion prosecution

Kathmandu, Feb. 8 -- Kalpana, a resident of Siraha, was not seeking to abort the child. She was seeking medical care. After a miscarriage, Kalpana, who the Post is identifying with a pseudonym to pro... Read More


Women election candidates in Nepal face abuse and vitriol

Kathmandu, Feb. 1 -- Late in December, a Facebook user uploaded a photo showing Ranju Darshana, a leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, placing her hand on her pregnant belly. The caption read, ''I ... Read More


Nepal's sexual and gender minority stakes its claim in national politics

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- changing political landscape, the march towards inclusive democracy has taken a historic turn. For decades, sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities, despite constitutional r... Read More


Poor waste management turns Pashupati area parking lot into a mess

Kathmandu, Jan. 27 -- The parking lot at Bankali in the Pashupati area is a mess. When the Post visited the site a week ago, plastic wrappers, vegetable peels, half-eaten food, and disposable plates a... Read More


New face of old money: Why Akshay Golyan believes he's earned his inheritance

Kathmandu, Jan. 25 -- When Akshay Golyan speaks about leadership, he is precise. "When you start treating a company like your child," he said, "your logic becomes personal rather than business." It's... Read More