by Kavitha Makumbura in The Morning, Apr 6, 2023The Ministry of Defence has issued a special statement regarding the rumours circulating on social media that a process of recording all telephone conversations, storing them and tracking WhatsApp and Facebook calls is currently underway. The ministry states that the department does not record such telephone conversations, store phone calls or monitor WhatsApp and Facebook calls, and that such news circulating on social media are false.https://www.themorning.lk/articles/mpCSZ46R1xDHsaWbjrVH
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Why do Nepal’s political parties side-line experts?
By globalpoliticsnews on April 2, 2023
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, April 02, 2023On Thursday, Swarnim Wagle, a noted economist and former vice-chair of the National Planning Commission, announced his decision to quit the Nepali Congress party, a move that threw Nepalis on social media into a tizzy. In a message he sent to a few of his Congress colleagues, Wagle said he was dissociating from the party after finding himself at the receiving end of ‘constant condescension and…
Police to prevent publication of provocative books: DMP commissioner
By globalpoliticsnews on February 1, 2023
report in Prothom ALo, Feb 1, 2023A cyber unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will monitor the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela (Book Fair) to prevent publication of provocative books and also keep an eye on social media to prevent provocative posts, DMP commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq said on Tuesday. “The DMP’s cyber unit will be working to make sure no one publishes provocative books or posts provocative writings on social media,” said the DMP…