ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Monday, January 27
Thes are some of the stories from The Kathmandu Post (January 27, 2020). Passengers arrive at Los Angeles International Airport from Shanghai, China. Reuters
Here are some of the stories from The Kathmandu Post (January 27, 2020).
Health Ministry rules out evacuating Nepalis from China at the moment
As countries around the world scramble to evacuate their citizens from China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Nepal government has no immediate plans to bring Nepalis back from cities across China, including Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Officials at the Health Ministry on Sunday ruled out evacuating Nepalis from China at the moment.
Sapkota becomes Speaker amid concerns from conflict victims and rights watchdogs
Agni Sapkota, a standing committee member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on Sunday, despite widespread concerns over a pending murder case against him for a conflict-era killing.
Since his nomination for Speaker by the ruling party, human rights activists, conflict victims and international rights organisations had called on the Nepal government and the political parties to not undermine the transitional justice by appointing a person facing murder charges to such a high-level position in the state.
Online payment gateways available for migrant workers
Migrant workers bound for various labour destination countries will be able to make their payments via online payment gateways soon, making it easier for them to pay for such services from anywhere.
The payment via online platforms has become possible for the first time after the Department of Foreign Employment signed agreements with various online payment gateways.
China’s ban on outbound tours certain to affect the Visit Nepal campaign
Scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, China has instructed all travel companies to temporarily stop selling international tour packages, presenting a significant challenge to Visit Nepal 2020.
The travel ban, if prolonged, could largely dampen Nepal’s ambitious Visit Nepal campaign this year, as the country plans to attract 350,000 Chinese travellers, the country’s second largest source market.
Peeved over payment dues, disgruntled sugarcane farmers begin a second phase of their agitation
Disgruntled sugarcane producers have begun their second phase of agitation after the government failed to address their grievances related to pending payments.
As matters stand, several farmers are in the throes of a deep financial crisis since they don’t have the means to repay loans and run their households.
An ad-hoc committee—Sugarcane Farmers Struggle Committee—formed to pressurize the government has issued a charter of its protest programme.
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