EXCLUSIVE: Nepal faces black listing warning as anti-money laundering reforms stall

Kathmandu, May 18 -- The Asia/Pacific Group, the regional arm of the international anti-money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has warned Nepal that it risks being placed o... Read More

Interpol denial in Deuba case raises questions about investigation lapses

Kathmandu, May 17 -- Days after a new government led by Balendra Shah took office, Nepal Police, on April 7, issued arrest warrants against Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, former Forei... Read More

Unsettled amount hit Rs755 billion as Rs88 billion added in a year

Kathmandu, May 15 -- The country's cumulative financial irregularities have continued to rise amid weak fiscal discipline in government and public spending. According to the 63rd annual report of the... Read More

Arrears hit Rs755 billion as Rs88 billion added in a year

Kathmandu, May 15 -- The country's cumulative financial irregularities have continued to rise amid weak fiscal discipline in government and public spending. According to the 63rd annual report of the... Read More

CIAA files fourth corruption case in Pokhara airport project, 14 charged

Kathmandu, May 7 -- The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against 14 individuals, including former finance minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki and ... Read More

Court extends remand of Bhatta, Agrawal by 12 days

Kathmandu, May 6 -- The Special Court has extended the remand of businesspersons Deepak Bhatta and Shulav Agrawal by an additional 12 days each for investigation in a money laundering case. According... Read More

Interpol denies issuing red notice against Deuba couple

Kathmandu, May 6 -- Interpol has informed Nepali authorities that it cannot issue a red notice against former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his spouse, former foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba,... Read More

Tracing illicit wealth stashed abroad is easier said than done

Kathmandu, May 2 -- The government has expanded the mandate of a high-level probe commission to investigate not only the domestic assets of senior politicians and bureaucrats who have been in office s... Read More

Nepal asset probe to target officials' wealth, including abroad

Kathmandu, May 1 -- A commission formed to investigate the assets of officials who held positions since 2006 has been given a sweeping mandate to scrutinise the wealth-including foreign-held assets-of... Read More

Government bans top 24 ANFA officials from travelling abroad

Kathmandu, April 27 -- The government has barred 24 individuals associated with the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), including top officials, executive committee members and the chief executive ... Read More

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