The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority alleges Binesh Munakarmi illegally amassed $172,000 over 25 years, while officials and a Chinese contractor are accused of misusing $74 million in airport construction funds.
The Nepalis were lured to Myanmar by promises of legitimate jobs, but said they were tortured and forced to work in scam compounds before being rescued.
Charges against a prominent Nepalese politician came about a month after an interim government took power, following mass protests against corruption that toppled the previous administration.
New ministers took oaths of office outside the wreckage of the presidential building, torched during last week’s protests.
Originally Published on the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). As Nepal’s military negotiates with protesters, journalist Rajneesh Bhandari tells OCCRP […]
By Team Asian Dispatch A cross-border project in Asia unravels how a coveted but banned luxury product sourced from the protected Tibetan […]
OFU X Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network (joint investigation) With the emergence of short video platforms such as TikTok and the rise […]
Ghyangfedi, Nepal – On a cloudy day in October 2018, Nirmala Tamang, 24, was working in a field, gathering food for her […]
By BHADRA SHARMA, ELLEN BARRY and RAJNEESH BHANDARI OCT. 16, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal — Freezing, exhausted and blinded by snow, Yakov Megreli, an […]
Photo by : RAJNEESH BHANDARI APR 04 – Come mid-March every year and villages in Humla wake up in a jovial mood, […]
MAR 31 – Each student should have an individualised education plan, and only a joint parent-teacher effort can help autistic children learn […]
MAR 21 – It’s a foggy morning in Lalbandi, Sarlahi, and I need my morning tea. I’d thought about ordering a cup […]