Nepal
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | November 27th, 2001 | Trackback
Maoist insurgents abruptly abandoned peace talks with the government Nov. 21 and then launched massive attacks over the weekend that produced the worst violence in five years of the insurgency with more than 100 people killed. Attacks took place at security posts in the west and at Salleri in the Solukumbu in the east, where the airstrip at Phaplu was bombed. The attacks prompted the king to declare a state of emergency at the request of the government, and call on the army to crush the rebels. Civil war, which had been scrupulously avoided, now seems likely. Under the state of emergency authorities have powers of search and detention.
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Nepal
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | November 11th, 2001 | Trackback
Security has been tightened at Kathmandu’s international airport after reports that al Qaeda members planned to hijack a plane and fly it into one of three targets in India: the U.S. embassy in New Delhi, the Indian prime minister’s office or his home. Kathmandu’s airport seems an obvious target for a hijacking in light of the December 1999 incident when Kashmiri militants hijacked a flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi and took it to Kandahar, Afghanistan. At the time, airport security was revealed to be woefully inadequate but improvements were slowly made. The recent actions suggest that security has been enhanced and breakdowns are less likely.
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Nepal
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | November 7th, 2001 | Trackback
Visa, trekking and rafting permit requirements have changed. It is no longer necessary to obtain trekking or rafting permits before heading off into the mountains. The cost of visas has increased from $15 to $30, but they’re now good for two months instead of two weeks. A one-year multiple entry visa now costs $100, and foreigners with investments in Nepal can get a five-year multiple entry visa for $250.
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