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Saudi firm to pay 181,000 riyals to family of Nepali killed in drone strike

Kathmandu, Nov. 5 -- A Saudi company has agreed to pay 181,000 Saudi riyals (over Rs7.2 million), including end-of-service benefits and compensation, to the family of Bharat Mahato, a Nepali worker ki... Read More


Dashain gone, Tihar uncertain: Nepali workers stranded in Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks disrupt flights

Kathmandu, Nov. 2 -- Rajesh Rai from Khotang was preparing to return home after three years in Saudi Arabia to celebrate Dashain with family. His employer had granted him a month's leave and he had an... Read More


Houthi attacks raise safety fears among Nepali workers in Saudi Arabia

Kathmandu, Oct. 24 -- Nepali workers in Saudi Arabia are worried about their safety as attacks attributed to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels target oil facilities, airports and other critical infras... Read More


Nepali worker killed in drone attack on Saudi Aramco oil field

Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- A Nepali worker and a Palestinian national were killed in a drone attack targeting a Saudi Aramco project at the Shaybah oil field in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province on Wednesday... Read More


A Nepali among eight injured in Dammam airport attack

Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- A Nepali national was among eight people injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday evening, the kingdom's General Auth... Read More


Nepal arrests four medical service providers as Malaysia recruitment row deepens

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- Nepal's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four health-service operators, including Kailash Khadka, president of the Nepal Health Professionals Federation, accusing ... Read More


Nepal arrests four medical operators amid deepening row with Malaysia over worker recruitment

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- Nepal's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested four health-service operators, including Kailash Khadka, president of the Nepal Health Professionals Federation, on Wednesday ... Read More


Malaysia to raise minimum monthly wage to 2,000 ringgit from 2027

Kathmandu, Oct. 9 -- Malaysia will raise its minimum monthly wage to 2,000 ringgit from June 2027, up from the current 1,700 ringgit, in a move expected to boost earnings for millions of workers, incl... Read More


Migrant workers share joy of coming home for Dashain after years away

Kathmandu, Oct. 8 -- The sky was clear, and snow-capped mountains gleamed in the distance. As the Qatar Airways flight descended over the Kathmandu Valley, Deepak Bhandari, 38, of Nawalparasi, looked... Read More


Saudi Arabia allows skilled expatriates to bring families with them

Kathmandu, Oct. 7 -- Saudi Arabia has introduced a new measure allowing skilled expatriate heads of households to process entry visas for eligible family members at the same time as their own work vis... Read More