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Lack of Intl Recognition Due to Kabul’s Refusal to Follow ‘Orders’: Haqqani

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, July 5, 2023 at 10:03 PMThe acting Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, said that the reason for the lack of recognition of the Islamic Emirate by the world is Kabul’s refusal to accept the world’s “orders.” He made the remarks on a visit to Paktia and met with religious scholars and ethnic elders. “Our independence was in someone else’s hand. Today, as they are not recognizing us, it is because we…

Around 13,000 Students Deprived of Schooling in Khost: Official

By Sardar Shafaq IN TOLOnews, June 23, 2023 at 9:43 PMThe head of the press directorate of the Khost educational department said that around 13,000 students, both boys and girls, lack access to schools in many districts of the province. The press director for the provincial education department, Abdul Kabir Sangin, said that deteriorated economic conditions caused thousands of children who are eligible for school to be deprived of education. “Nearly 13,000 girls and boys…

Cybercrime-related cases see an alarming rise

by Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 16, 2023Nepal’s Cyber Bureau says the country has seen a steep rise in cybercrime cases over the past year. Inadequate technical human resource and lack of relevant laws have compounded the problem, the bureau says. Over the past eight months, the bureau has registered a total of 4,937 cases, a number higher than all cases registered in the whole of last fiscal year (4486 cases), according to…

Nepal downsizes budget as revenue collection plunges

by Sangam Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 12, 2023updated at 22:41 hrsA months-long import ban on several products described as luxury items caused revenues to plunge so sharply that the government has been forced to slash the budget for lack of cash, officials said. The government lifted the embargo after eight months in early December following pressure from the private sector and the International Monetary Fund, but by then it had left lasting repercussions…

Tourists suffer as industry bureaucracy is in knots

By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Jan 7, 2023Tourists were facing difficulties due to lack of coordination among institutions tasked with promoting tourism, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Priyantha Fernando said. Fernando said that Russians who arrived at Mattala airport on the Red Wings airline had waited for over four hours due to a shortage of immigration officers, among other things.Fernando said that the industry would also suffer from electricity tariff hikes.…