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May31	Who Will be the First President of Nepal? Razib Ahmed May 31, 2008 Know More: Nepal Nepal has become a republic and King Gyanendra Shah is going to leave the palace within a few days. Gyanendra Shah is going to be just like an ordinary rich man. So, most people are not concerned about him now. Instead, they are waiting to see who is going to be the first president of Nepal. Continue Reading Posted at 2:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May31	Gujarat government will try to attract textile machinery producers at the upcoming Gujarat Vibrant Summit Mehdi Hassan May 31, 2008 Despite rising cost of inputs, Gujarat government is expecting to attract Rs.100 billion MoUs in Gujarat textile sector at the 2009 Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor’s Summit. This time, Gujarat government will try to attract textile machinery producers to set up... Continue Reading Posted at 6:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Days of economic expansion becoming numbered Mehdi Hassan May 31, 2008 In 2008, when the rest of the world is experiencing economic slowdown, Indian economy is still growing, but its growing days are becoming numbered. In the first quarter of 2008, India observed a faster-than-expected economic growthrate of 8.8%, created by... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May30	IPL: A Profitable Venture for Sony Entertainment Television Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 Just a year ago, Sony Entertainment Television suffered a lot because of India’s miserable performance in ICC World Cup 2007. Some people felt that whether Sony Entertainment Television could make up the loss. Then, they bought the TV rights... Continue Reading Posted at 2:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: The Success of Shane Warne Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 Shane Warne was a very successful bowler. He took more than 700 test wickets. In IPL, he is the coach and captain of Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals today won the first semi final match and is now in the... Continue Reading Posted at 1:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ODI Cricket: End of the Road for Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid? Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 Indian selectors have announced their squad for tri-series in Bangladesh and Asia Cup in Pakistan. There was no place for Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. I was a bit surprised about it. Well, we should not get surprised because... Continue Reading Posted at 1:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Indian Squad for tri-series and Asia Cup Cricket Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 June is not exactly an ideal time for cricket in South Asia. It is the time of rainy season in most parts of South Asia. Well, June 2008 is going to be an exception for cricket fans of India,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May29	Sri Lanka Railways double its fare to reduce losses Mehdi Hassan May 29, 2008 In order to reduce its losses and dependence on government handouts, Sri Lanka Railways doubled its fares. This will be the first raise of Sri Lanka Railways since 2005. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan, Sri Lanka’s current railway chief, said that Sri... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Miss Bhutan 2008: Bhutan's first beauty pageant Mehdi Hassan May 29, 2008 As I was scanning ‘Kuensel Online,’ the Bhutanese National Newspaper, I came across this ad, ‘Miss Bhutan 2008.’ I was very much surprised (shocked!! will be better) to see it. Bhutan is a country that strictly holds on to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May27	Wasim Akram: Next Coach of Pakistan? Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 No, Wakim Akram is not going to be the next coach of Pakistan. AT least, there is no official word from anyone about it. However, Wasim Akram has expressed his desire for this post. He has stated that if... Continue Reading Posted at 3:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan: High Food Price Inflation Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 Often I think that the international media and local media of Pakistan are too much consumed with the political problems of the country. As a result, they neglect business news items. For ordinary people, increase in food price is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Wedding Feast in Pakistan: One Dish vs Punishment Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 South Asia has one of the oldest civilizations in the world. You know that Pakistan is the land of Indus Civilization. Tradition is very good but sometimes it can become torture for ordinary people. Wedding feast is an expensive... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Shah Rukh Khan and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Shah Rukh Khan met him and talked about different issues. You know that SRK is the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise in Indian Premier Legaue (IPL). SRK expressed... Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Preity Zinta in Cover of Preity Zinta Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 May 2008 was not a great month for Bollywood but it was a great month for Preity Zinta. She did not do anything special in Bollywood but she shone a lot in Indina Premier League (IPL). No, she did... Continue Reading Posted at 11:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: New Assembly New Expectations Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 Today, Nepal has a new assembly as the parliament members were sworn in. These members were elected in the general election held last month. It is a new beginning for the country. It is perhaps for the first time... Continue Reading Posted at 10:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bahadur Sherchan: The oldest person to climb Mount Everest Mehdi Hassan May 27, 2008 In 2007, 71 year old Japanese teacher Katsusuke Yanagisawa set the record of the oldest person to climb Mount Everest. That record has been broken last Sunday by 76 year old Bahadur Sherchan, a Nepalese senior citizen. Bahadur Sherchan, few... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Outsourcing to India: Saving cost at the cost of managers Mehdi Hassan May 27, 2008 Outsourcing is considered as one of the major cost saving efforts by the IT firms in Western countries but how cost saving and efficient it is? Currently, India is the top outsourcing destination in the world. Because of outsourcing to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May25	$5400 billion foreign loan: How the new Pakistan government will pay it? Mehdi Hassan May 25, 2008 During an interview in a private television channel, Pakistan’s former Finance Minister and the Central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Ishaq Dar said that the claim of the previous government breaking the ‘begging bowl’ was incorrect and false. He also... Continue Reading Posted at 3:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May24	Shah Rukh Khan: Chak de India vs IPL Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 Do you remember Chak de India? It was a successful Bollywodo film of 2007. Shahrukh Khan was the hero of this film and he played the role of a coach of Indian female hockey team in the movie. In... Continue Reading Posted at 2:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka: Good Tea Production Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 Tea is a refreshing drink and millions of people love to drink this tea in many countries of the world. Tea is also an important cash crop in some countries. It is very important for Sri Lankan economy. Sri... Continue Reading Posted at 2:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: Shah Rukh Khan vs Sourav Ganguly? Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 The title of this entry may make your surprised. Sourav Ganguly is a cricketer and Shah Rukh Khan is a Bollywood actor. So, there should be no question of any competition or fighting between them. Well, they are in... Continue Reading Posted at 2:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders and John Buchanan Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders got a lot of media coverage because Shah Rukh Khan is the owner of the club. Well, the media attention may be good for generating revenue but has not proved good for the performance of the... Continue Reading Posted at 1:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal turning into a transit route for illegal wildlife goods trafficking Mehdi Hassan May 24, 2008 Nepal is very famous for its wildlife conservation but it is becoming notorious as an international transit route to smuggle illegal wildlife goods between India and China. Because of its geographical location and open border area, Nepal has become a... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepalese Prime Minister promises Rs. 1billion loan to Nepal Oil Corporation Mehdi Hassan May 24, 2008 Nepal is now going through a severe oil crisis. The main importer of oil inside the country, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has been incurring huge loss for several years. The organization owes a large amount of money to Indian Oil... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May22	Use of pesticides is related to high risk of cancer among Indian farmers Mehdi Hassan May 22, 2008 A new research by Patiala University scientists suggests that exposure to pesticides can cause cancer among Indian farmers. The scientists of Patiala University conducted their research over a group of farmers for several months. For many years, there has been... Continue Reading Posted at 8:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May21	India: Jharkhand government offers free hair cut to its government school students Mehdi Hassan May 21, 2008 The government of Jharkhand state in Northern India has come up with an interesting idea for maintaining the hygiene of the government school students. It has decided to hire 40,000 barbers to give free haircuts to the students. Jharkhand is... Continue Reading Posted at 5:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May20	Interview of Kishore Kadiyala of fullhyd.com Razib Ahmed May 20, 2008 We all know that India is the land of outsourcing. India has the second largest mobile phone market in the world. Well, unfortunately, Internet usage in India is still not that good. That is why, you will not find... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dr. Manmohan Singh committed Nu 100 billion for Bhutan's 10th Five Year Plan Mehdi Hassan May 20, 2008 On 16th May, India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh went on a two day visit to Bhutan. The Prime Minister was granted an audience by Bhutan’s present King, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk. Both the leaders emphasized on their... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May19	Dhivehi Rajeeyge Gulhun Pvt. Ltd. signed partnership deal with Microsoft Mehdi Hassan May 19, 2008 Dhivehi Rajeeyge Gulhun Pvt. Ltd. (Dhiraagu), the largest mobile phone company in Maldives, signed an agreement with Microsoft under which, the company will receive technical assistance from Microsoft. About the agreement, Dhiraagu Chief Executive said that this partnership is a... Continue Reading Posted at 2:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May18	Sri Lanka ranks second in software piracy Mehdi Hassan May 18, 2008 Last year, software piracy increased in Asia-Pacific reason. This was boosted by China’s growing use of personal computers. In terms of software piracy, Sri Lanka is in the second position. Because of software piracy, the software companies are losing millions... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May17	Sri Lanka: Hayleys PLC reports Rs.31 billion turnover Mehdi Hassan May 17, 2008 Hayleys PLC, a reputed multinational company of Sri Lanka, reported a healthy turnover in 2007-2008. For the company, it was a year of hard decisions and crisis. Still it made a profit of Rs.31 billion. According to the report released... Continue Reading Posted at 3:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May16	India: Inflation Rate Breaking all Records Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Inflation is something that no one likes. In India, most people are poor and inflation is never good for them. In fact, it is not good for anyone. Millions of people in India are poor and they often struggle... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How to Adopt a Child from Nepal? Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Many couples in Europe and America are childless and they want to adopt a child. This is natural instinct of human beings and there is nothing wrong in it. They mainly adopt children from Asian and African countries. Nepal... Continue Reading Posted at 2:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Tourism and Political Stability Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Nepal is indeed one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Mount Everest is perhaps enough to make Nepal as one of the tourist destinations on earth. In fact, Nepal has more than half of the top ten... Continue Reading Posted at 1:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: International Everest Day Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world and it is in Nepal. The presence of Mount Everest has brought good blessing for the country’s tourism sector and for the economy as a whole. Everest also works... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan saw a rise in remittance in the current fiscal year Mehdi Hassan May 16, 2008 Pakistan saw a 19.53% increase in its remittance from July to April of the current fiscal year. The amount of remittance rose from $868.96 million to $5.319 billion. The State Bank of Pakistan said that remittances sent home by Pakistani... Continue Reading Posted at 6:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: A great future in foreign labor export Mehdi Hassan May 16, 2008 For many South Asian countries, remittance is a crucial part of the economy. The 2006 World Bank’s Global Economic Prospect report says that Asian countries earn around $46 billion through remittance. India is the highest remittance receiver in the world,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May14	Maldives opens its first embassy in the Middle East Mehdi Hassan May 14, 2008 Maldives has opened its first embassy in the Middle East. The new embassy has been opened in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabiah. Last Monday, Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani... Continue Reading Posted at 7:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May13	Industrial pollution control: A major challenge for Bhutan Government Mehdi Hassan May 13, 2008 It looks like Bhutan's new government has a tough road ahead to check the country's industrial pollution.From June 2008, Bhutan’s National Environmental Commission (NEC) is going to implement its newly set industrial emission standards on 120 factories. Now the big... Continue Reading Posted at 8:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May12	Bangladesh in the Age of WiMAX Thanks to BTRC Razib Ahmed May 12, 2008 A two day long workshop titled “WiMAX Bangladesh : Now & Future Workshop” started today in Dhaka. Bangladesh still does not have WiMax facility. Thanks to BTRC, within 2008, Bangladeshi people will enjoy the benefits of WiMax. The... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan government holds the multinational companies responsible for price hike Mehdi Hassan May 12, 2008 In a recently published report, Pakistan government has held the multinational companies responsible for product price hike in Pakistan. According to Pakistan government, the country’s economic condition is far better than before and it is reluctant to take loans from... Continue Reading Posted at 8:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan : Rising trade deficit may jeopardize economy Mehdi Hassan May 12, 2008 Because of low export and high import, Pakistan is facing an all time high trade deficit of $16.08 billion. From July to April, Pakistan’s import bill stands at $32.061 billion and export at $15.255 billion. The main reason behind this... Continue Reading Posted at 5:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May10	Sri Lanka : The best whale watch spot in the world. Mehdi Hassan May 10, 2008 If you are a wild life lover then I suggest that you plan a tour in Sri Lanka. Why? Wild life researchers and eco-tourists have declared Sri Lanka as the top whale watching spot in the world. The blue... Continue Reading Posted at 4:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 9	ADB amends loan agreement to Sri Lanka for building South Port Mehdi Hassan May 9, 2008 The Asian Development Bank has agreed to amend the conditions of its loan to the Sri Lankan government for building a new deep-water harbor near the Colombo port known as the South port. According to the ADB Country Director... Continue Reading Posted at 2:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	Nepal: $50 Million from World Bank for Peace Process Mehdi Hassan May 8, 2008 Nepalese people are now in a historical time. They had a peaceful election and there is a sense of optimism in Nepal that the future may be peaceful. Yes, peace has remained elusive for the country for many years.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Maldives: News Updates for 8 May 2008 Razib Ahmed May 8, 2008 President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been in power since 1978. I wonder if there is any other president in Asia who is in power for such a long time. Until 2005, he ruled the country with a strong hand... Continue Reading Posted at 6:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Investment and Assistance Needed Razib Ahmed May 8, 2008 Peace really looks possible in Nepal now. In fact, for the last two years, the people of Nepal have experienced peaceful condition that remained so elusive for them for so many years. However, for ensuring peace, Nepal needs a... Continue Reading Posted at 5:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Can King Gyanendra and Maoists Leaders Find a Sollution? Razib Ahmed May 8, 2008 After the recently concluded general election, the Maoists have emerged as the most powerful force in the new parliament. They did not win an outright majority but it is now almost certain that they will lead the new government.... Continue Reading Posted at 5:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 7	Increasing fertilizer smuggling worries Nepal government Mehdi Hassan May 7, 2008 Because of the high price of fertilizers sold in government agencies, Nepalese traders are smuggling fertilizers from India and selling at a lower price. Nepal does not have any fertilizer industry. It purchases all its fertilizers from India. This year,... Continue Reading Posted at 5:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Maldives: Island Aviation Services Limited (IAS) joins with Sharaf Travel Mehdi Hassan May 7, 2008 Last Monday, Maldives’ Island Aviation services Limited (IAS) signed a deal with Sharaf Travel Dubai. From now on, Sharaf Travel will operate as IAS’s General sales Agent for UAE and Oman. On Monday, Bandhu Ibrahim Saleem, Managing director, IAS and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 6	Maldives: Dhiraagu Passes 275,000 Mobile Phone Subscribers Razib Ahmed May 6, 2008 In the world, there are more than 2 billion mobile phone subscribers. So, the figure 275,000 is indeed like a drop in the ocean. However, for Maldives and Dhiraagu, this is an amazing achievement because the total population of... Continue Reading Posted at 3:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bhutan: FDI on the rise Mehdi Hassan May 6, 2008 Bhutan may have remained alienated from the rest of the world for a long time but not any more. The country is changing rapidly. Foreign direct investment in Bhutan is on the rise. Bhutan’s FDI policy was implemented in 2005.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 5	Bhutan Government's new pricing policy is hurting the saw millers Mehdi Hassan May 5, 2008 Government’s new pricing policy slumped the profit margin of saw millers in Bhutan. The saw millers have to buy timber from auction which is held once a month. The main problem is, while bidding for the timbers, the millers fail... Continue Reading Posted at 11:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Interview of Shameem Ahsan, CEO of eGeneration Ltd. Razib Ahmed May 5, 2008 Shameem Ahsan is the founder and CEO of eGeneration Limited. eGeneration is a software outsourcing services company of Bangladesh and it is involved with application development and maintenance, web solutions, customer relationship management solutions etc. The company has a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan: Biggest national campaign for polio eradication Mehdi Hassan May 5, 2008 In order to eradicate Polio from Pakistan, government has taken the largest initiative of polio vaccination in the country’s history. Pakistan, especially the North West Frontier province is very much prone to polio. The “National Polio eradication campaign” is going... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 4	Bureaucratic complexity stalls CNG bus project in Peshawar Mehdi Hassan May 4, 2008 Bureaucratic complexity has stalled Rs. 2 billion project of introducing pollution free CNG buses in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier province in Pakistan. The plan was to introduce better transport facility for those who find it problematic to... Continue Reading Posted at 9:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gembutsu Consulting: Lean Manufacturing Made Easy Razib Ahmed May 4, 2008 Do you know about lean manufacturing? If you are in any way related to manufacturing industry then you should certainly consider this. In fact, lean manufacturing is the thing that has helped Toyota to become the successful company that it... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 1	China vs India: Hare vs Tortoise? Mehdi Hassan May 1, 2008 China and India are neighboring countries but these two neighbors do not have very good relationship. These days, both of them have changed a bit and are focused more on their own economic development rather than focusing on disliking... Continue Reading Posted at 7:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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May31	Who Will be the First President of Nepal? Razib Ahmed May 31, 2008 Know More: Nepal Nepal has become a republic and King Gyanendra Shah is going to leave the palace within a few days. Gyanendra Shah is going to be just like an ordinary rich man. So, most people are not concerned about him now. Instead, they are waiting to see who is going to be the first president of Nepal. Continue Reading Posted at 2:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May31	Gujarat government will try to attract textile machinery producers at the upcoming Gujarat Vibrant Summit Mehdi Hassan May 31, 2008 Despite rising cost of inputs, Gujarat government is expecting to attract Rs.100 billion MoUs in Gujarat textile sector at the 2009 Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor’s Summit. This time, Gujarat government will try to attract textile machinery producers to set up... Continue Reading Posted at 6:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Days of economic expansion becoming numbered Mehdi Hassan May 31, 2008 In 2008, when the rest of the world is experiencing economic slowdown, Indian economy is still growing, but its growing days are becoming numbered. In the first quarter of 2008, India observed a faster-than-expected economic growthrate of 8.8%, created by... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May30	IPL: A Profitable Venture for Sony Entertainment Television Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 Just a year ago, Sony Entertainment Television suffered a lot because of India’s miserable performance in ICC World Cup 2007. Some people felt that whether Sony Entertainment Television could make up the loss. Then, they bought the TV rights... Continue Reading Posted at 2:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: The Success of Shane Warne Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 Shane Warne was a very successful bowler. He took more than 700 test wickets. In IPL, he is the coach and captain of Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals today won the first semi final match and is now in the... Continue Reading Posted at 1:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ODI Cricket: End of the Road for Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid? Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 Indian selectors have announced their squad for tri-series in Bangladesh and Asia Cup in Pakistan. There was no place for Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. I was a bit surprised about it. Well, we should not get surprised because... Continue Reading Posted at 1:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Indian Squad for tri-series and Asia Cup Cricket Razib Ahmed May 30, 2008 June is not exactly an ideal time for cricket in South Asia. It is the time of rainy season in most parts of South Asia. Well, June 2008 is going to be an exception for cricket fans of India,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May29	Sri Lanka Railways double its fare to reduce losses Mehdi Hassan May 29, 2008 In order to reduce its losses and dependence on government handouts, Sri Lanka Railways doubled its fares. This will be the first raise of Sri Lanka Railways since 2005. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan, Sri Lanka’s current railway chief, said that Sri... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Miss Bhutan 2008: Bhutan's first beauty pageant Mehdi Hassan May 29, 2008 As I was scanning ‘Kuensel Online,’ the Bhutanese National Newspaper, I came across this ad, ‘Miss Bhutan 2008.’ I was very much surprised (shocked!! will be better) to see it. Bhutan is a country that strictly holds on to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May27	Wasim Akram: Next Coach of Pakistan? Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 No, Wakim Akram is not going to be the next coach of Pakistan. AT least, there is no official word from anyone about it. However, Wasim Akram has expressed his desire for this post. He has stated that if... Continue Reading Posted at 3:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan: High Food Price Inflation Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 Often I think that the international media and local media of Pakistan are too much consumed with the political problems of the country. As a result, they neglect business news items. For ordinary people, increase in food price is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Wedding Feast in Pakistan: One Dish vs Punishment Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 South Asia has one of the oldest civilizations in the world. You know that Pakistan is the land of Indus Civilization. Tradition is very good but sometimes it can become torture for ordinary people. Wedding feast is an expensive... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Shah Rukh Khan and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Shah Rukh Khan met him and talked about different issues. You know that SRK is the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise in Indian Premier Legaue (IPL). SRK expressed... Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Preity Zinta in Cover of Preity Zinta Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 May 2008 was not a great month for Bollywood but it was a great month for Preity Zinta. She did not do anything special in Bollywood but she shone a lot in Indina Premier League (IPL). No, she did... Continue Reading Posted at 11:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: New Assembly New Expectations Razib Ahmed May 27, 2008 Today, Nepal has a new assembly as the parliament members were sworn in. These members were elected in the general election held last month. It is a new beginning for the country. It is perhaps for the first time... Continue Reading Posted at 10:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bahadur Sherchan: The oldest person to climb Mount Everest Mehdi Hassan May 27, 2008 In 2007, 71 year old Japanese teacher Katsusuke Yanagisawa set the record of the oldest person to climb Mount Everest. That record has been broken last Sunday by 76 year old Bahadur Sherchan, a Nepalese senior citizen. Bahadur Sherchan, few... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Outsourcing to India: Saving cost at the cost of managers Mehdi Hassan May 27, 2008 Outsourcing is considered as one of the major cost saving efforts by the IT firms in Western countries but how cost saving and efficient it is? Currently, India is the top outsourcing destination in the world. Because of outsourcing to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May25	$5400 billion foreign loan: How the new Pakistan government will pay it? Mehdi Hassan May 25, 2008 During an interview in a private television channel, Pakistan’s former Finance Minister and the Central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Ishaq Dar said that the claim of the previous government breaking the ‘begging bowl’ was incorrect and false. He also... Continue Reading Posted at 3:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May24	Shah Rukh Khan: Chak de India vs IPL Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 Do you remember Chak de India? It was a successful Bollywodo film of 2007. Shahrukh Khan was the hero of this film and he played the role of a coach of Indian female hockey team in the movie. In... Continue Reading Posted at 2:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka: Good Tea Production Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 Tea is a refreshing drink and millions of people love to drink this tea in many countries of the world. Tea is also an important cash crop in some countries. It is very important for Sri Lankan economy. Sri... Continue Reading Posted at 2:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: Shah Rukh Khan vs Sourav Ganguly? Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 The title of this entry may make your surprised. Sourav Ganguly is a cricketer and Shah Rukh Khan is a Bollywood actor. So, there should be no question of any competition or fighting between them. Well, they are in... Continue Reading Posted at 2:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders and John Buchanan Razib Ahmed May 24, 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders got a lot of media coverage because Shah Rukh Khan is the owner of the club. Well, the media attention may be good for generating revenue but has not proved good for the performance of the... Continue Reading Posted at 1:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal turning into a transit route for illegal wildlife goods trafficking Mehdi Hassan May 24, 2008 Nepal is very famous for its wildlife conservation but it is becoming notorious as an international transit route to smuggle illegal wildlife goods between India and China. Because of its geographical location and open border area, Nepal has become a... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepalese Prime Minister promises Rs. 1billion loan to Nepal Oil Corporation Mehdi Hassan May 24, 2008 Nepal is now going through a severe oil crisis. The main importer of oil inside the country, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has been incurring huge loss for several years. The organization owes a large amount of money to Indian Oil... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May22	Use of pesticides is related to high risk of cancer among Indian farmers Mehdi Hassan May 22, 2008 A new research by Patiala University scientists suggests that exposure to pesticides can cause cancer among Indian farmers. The scientists of Patiala University conducted their research over a group of farmers for several months. For many years, there has been... Continue Reading Posted at 8:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May21	India: Jharkhand government offers free hair cut to its government school students Mehdi Hassan May 21, 2008 The government of Jharkhand state in Northern India has come up with an interesting idea for maintaining the hygiene of the government school students. It has decided to hire 40,000 barbers to give free haircuts to the students. Jharkhand is... Continue Reading Posted at 5:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May20	Interview of Kishore Kadiyala of fullhyd.com Razib Ahmed May 20, 2008 We all know that India is the land of outsourcing. India has the second largest mobile phone market in the world. Well, unfortunately, Internet usage in India is still not that good. That is why, you will not find... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dr. Manmohan Singh committed Nu 100 billion for Bhutan's 10th Five Year Plan Mehdi Hassan May 20, 2008 On 16th May, India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh went on a two day visit to Bhutan. The Prime Minister was granted an audience by Bhutan’s present King, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk. Both the leaders emphasized on their... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May19	Dhivehi Rajeeyge Gulhun Pvt. Ltd. signed partnership deal with Microsoft Mehdi Hassan May 19, 2008 Dhivehi Rajeeyge Gulhun Pvt. Ltd. (Dhiraagu), the largest mobile phone company in Maldives, signed an agreement with Microsoft under which, the company will receive technical assistance from Microsoft. About the agreement, Dhiraagu Chief Executive said that this partnership is a... Continue Reading Posted at 2:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May18	Sri Lanka ranks second in software piracy Mehdi Hassan May 18, 2008 Last year, software piracy increased in Asia-Pacific reason. This was boosted by China’s growing use of personal computers. In terms of software piracy, Sri Lanka is in the second position. Because of software piracy, the software companies are losing millions... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May17	Sri Lanka: Hayleys PLC reports Rs.31 billion turnover Mehdi Hassan May 17, 2008 Hayleys PLC, a reputed multinational company of Sri Lanka, reported a healthy turnover in 2007-2008. For the company, it was a year of hard decisions and crisis. Still it made a profit of Rs.31 billion. According to the report released... Continue Reading Posted at 3:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May16	India: Inflation Rate Breaking all Records Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Inflation is something that no one likes. In India, most people are poor and inflation is never good for them. In fact, it is not good for anyone. Millions of people in India are poor and they often struggle... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How to Adopt a Child from Nepal? Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Many couples in Europe and America are childless and they want to adopt a child. This is natural instinct of human beings and there is nothing wrong in it. They mainly adopt children from Asian and African countries. Nepal... Continue Reading Posted at 2:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Tourism and Political Stability Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Nepal is indeed one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Mount Everest is perhaps enough to make Nepal as one of the tourist destinations on earth. In fact, Nepal has more than half of the top ten... Continue Reading Posted at 1:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: International Everest Day Razib Ahmed May 16, 2008 Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world and it is in Nepal. The presence of Mount Everest has brought good blessing for the country’s tourism sector and for the economy as a whole. Everest also works... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan saw a rise in remittance in the current fiscal year Mehdi Hassan May 16, 2008 Pakistan saw a 19.53% increase in its remittance from July to April of the current fiscal year. The amount of remittance rose from $868.96 million to $5.319 billion. The State Bank of Pakistan said that remittances sent home by Pakistani... Continue Reading Posted at 6:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: A great future in foreign labor export Mehdi Hassan May 16, 2008 For many South Asian countries, remittance is a crucial part of the economy. The 2006 World Bank’s Global Economic Prospect report says that Asian countries earn around $46 billion through remittance. India is the highest remittance receiver in the world,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May14	Maldives opens its first embassy in the Middle East Mehdi Hassan May 14, 2008 Maldives has opened its first embassy in the Middle East. The new embassy has been opened in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabiah. Last Monday, Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani... Continue Reading Posted at 7:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May13	Industrial pollution control: A major challenge for Bhutan Government Mehdi Hassan May 13, 2008 It looks like Bhutan's new government has a tough road ahead to check the country's industrial pollution.From June 2008, Bhutan’s National Environmental Commission (NEC) is going to implement its newly set industrial emission standards on 120 factories. Now the big... Continue Reading Posted at 8:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May12	Bangladesh in the Age of WiMAX Thanks to BTRC Razib Ahmed May 12, 2008 A two day long workshop titled “WiMAX Bangladesh : Now & Future Workshop” started today in Dhaka. Bangladesh still does not have WiMax facility. Thanks to BTRC, within 2008, Bangladeshi people will enjoy the benefits of WiMax. The... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan government holds the multinational companies responsible for price hike Mehdi Hassan May 12, 2008 In a recently published report, Pakistan government has held the multinational companies responsible for product price hike in Pakistan. According to Pakistan government, the country’s economic condition is far better than before and it is reluctant to take loans from... Continue Reading Posted at 8:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan : Rising trade deficit may jeopardize economy Mehdi Hassan May 12, 2008 Because of low export and high import, Pakistan is facing an all time high trade deficit of $16.08 billion. From July to April, Pakistan’s import bill stands at $32.061 billion and export at $15.255 billion. The main reason behind this... Continue Reading Posted at 5:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May10	Sri Lanka : The best whale watch spot in the world. Mehdi Hassan May 10, 2008 If you are a wild life lover then I suggest that you plan a tour in Sri Lanka. Why? Wild life researchers and eco-tourists have declared Sri Lanka as the top whale watching spot in the world. The blue... Continue Reading Posted at 4:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 9	ADB amends loan agreement to Sri Lanka for building South Port Mehdi Hassan May 9, 2008 The Asian Development Bank has agreed to amend the conditions of its loan to the Sri Lankan government for building a new deep-water harbor near the Colombo port known as the South port. According to the ADB Country Director... Continue Reading Posted at 2:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	Nepal: $50 Million from World Bank for Peace Process Mehdi Hassan May 8, 2008 Nepalese people are now in a historical time. They had a peaceful election and there is a sense of optimism in Nepal that the future may be peaceful. Yes, peace has remained elusive for the country for many years.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Maldives: News Updates for 8 May 2008 Razib Ahmed May 8, 2008 President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been in power since 1978. I wonder if there is any other president in Asia who is in power for such a long time. Until 2005, he ruled the country with a strong hand... Continue Reading Posted at 6:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Investment and Assistance Needed Razib Ahmed May 8, 2008 Peace really looks possible in Nepal now. In fact, for the last two years, the people of Nepal have experienced peaceful condition that remained so elusive for them for so many years. However, for ensuring peace, Nepal needs a... Continue Reading Posted at 5:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Can King Gyanendra and Maoists Leaders Find a Sollution? Razib Ahmed May 8, 2008 After the recently concluded general election, the Maoists have emerged as the most powerful force in the new parliament. They did not win an outright majority but it is now almost certain that they will lead the new government.... Continue Reading Posted at 5:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 7	Increasing fertilizer smuggling worries Nepal government Mehdi Hassan May 7, 2008 Because of the high price of fertilizers sold in government agencies, Nepalese traders are smuggling fertilizers from India and selling at a lower price. Nepal does not have any fertilizer industry. It purchases all its fertilizers from India. This year,... Continue Reading Posted at 5:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Maldives: Island Aviation Services Limited (IAS) joins with Sharaf Travel Mehdi Hassan May 7, 2008 Last Monday, Maldives’ Island Aviation services Limited (IAS) signed a deal with Sharaf Travel Dubai. From now on, Sharaf Travel will operate as IAS’s General sales Agent for UAE and Oman. On Monday, Bandhu Ibrahim Saleem, Managing director, IAS and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 6	Maldives: Dhiraagu Passes 275,000 Mobile Phone Subscribers Razib Ahmed May 6, 2008 In the world, there are more than 2 billion mobile phone subscribers. So, the figure 275,000 is indeed like a drop in the ocean. However, for Maldives and Dhiraagu, this is an amazing achievement because the total population of... Continue Reading Posted at 3:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bhutan: FDI on the rise Mehdi Hassan May 6, 2008 Bhutan may have remained alienated from the rest of the world for a long time but not any more. The country is changing rapidly. Foreign direct investment in Bhutan is on the rise. Bhutan’s FDI policy was implemented in 2005.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 5	Bhutan Government's new pricing policy is hurting the saw millers Mehdi Hassan May 5, 2008 Government’s new pricing policy slumped the profit margin of saw millers in Bhutan. The saw millers have to buy timber from auction which is held once a month. The main problem is, while bidding for the timbers, the millers fail... Continue Reading Posted at 11:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Interview of Shameem Ahsan, CEO of eGeneration Ltd. Razib Ahmed May 5, 2008 Shameem Ahsan is the founder and CEO of eGeneration Limited. eGeneration is a software outsourcing services company of Bangladesh and it is involved with application development and maintenance, web solutions, customer relationship management solutions etc. The company has a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan: Biggest national campaign for polio eradication Mehdi Hassan May 5, 2008 In order to eradicate Polio from Pakistan, government has taken the largest initiative of polio vaccination in the country’s history. Pakistan, especially the North West Frontier province is very much prone to polio. The “National Polio eradication campaign” is going... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 4	Bureaucratic complexity stalls CNG bus project in Peshawar Mehdi Hassan May 4, 2008 Bureaucratic complexity has stalled Rs. 2 billion project of introducing pollution free CNG buses in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier province in Pakistan. The plan was to introduce better transport facility for those who find it problematic to... Continue Reading Posted at 9:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gembutsu Consulting: Lean Manufacturing Made Easy Razib Ahmed May 4, 2008 Do you know about lean manufacturing? If you are in any way related to manufacturing industry then you should certainly consider this. In fact, lean manufacturing is the thing that has helped Toyota to become the successful company that it... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 1	China vs India: Hare vs Tortoise? Mehdi Hassan May 1, 2008 China and India are neighboring countries but these two neighbors do not have very good relationship. These days, both of them have changed a bit and are focused more on their own economic development rather than focusing on disliking... Continue Reading Posted at 7:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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