Mirziyoyev has been pursuing a less autocratic path than his predecessor, Islam Karimov, seeking to reform and liberalise the country. It was he who initiated in 2017 the idea of holding regular meetings of the presidents of the five Central Asian countries. The meeting was also attended by Kazakhstan’s former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbai Jeenbekov, Tajikistan’s President Emomali… Read more »
A third generation weaver, Wangchuk Lhamo has never been this happy to be part of the family’s handiwork tradition. The 30-year-old had inherited the trade from her mother like her maternal ancestors before her. Besides weaving, Wangchuk Lhamo grows her own natural fabric dyes. She will be travelling to Paris for an exhibition with six other handicraft entrepreneurs in January… Read more »
Farmers in eastern Bhutan now have a ready market closer to home with the Bhutan Agro Industries opening its subsidiary processing plant in Lingmethang, Mongar. The plant is expected to ease the market problem and help boost income generation for farmers. The plant would produce apple, orange, mango, pineapple and passion fruit juices; a normal, and high-end mineral water; vegetable… Read more »
Nepal’s Prime Minister Oli admitted to intensive care unit of hospital in Kathmandu raising concerns country’s future. Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was discharged from a private hospital in Kathmandu late on Thursday after being hospitalised the previous day – raising concerns about his health and Nepal’s future. Oli, 66, was rushed to Grande Hospital in the country’s capital on Wednesday, with… Read more »
Order restored in Vakhdat prison after convicted ISIL fighters armed with knives kill three guards and five prisoners. At least 32 people, including three prison guards and 29 inmates, have been killed in a high-security prison in Tajikistan after convicted Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) fighters started a riot. The Central Asian nation’s justice ministry said the riot broke… Read more »
