The Editors - Himal Southasian (Page 150)

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NEW DELHI —When Lee Wang-Fend and Cheu Chulu Kuel were married in a public loo in Taiwan on 14 January, little did they dream that their wedding, splashed in newspapers

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND MAKE ENEMIES

Few can match the skills of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her Pakistan People´s Party when it comes to creating intimidating opponents and rivals out of whatever is

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

LHOTSHAMPA SHOW SOME INITIATIVE

The Lhotshampa refugees from Bhutan in the camps of southeast Nepal have finally raised some dust. Having tarried for over five years on UN HCR dole, waiting for desultory talks

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

FOR WHOM THE POLLS TOLL

The 15 February elections in Bangladesh left a government loudly proclaiming victory, and almost no quarter giving it the benefit of the doubt. Voting day itself was marked with polling

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

When Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Nepali counterpart, Prakash Chandra Lohani, put their signature on a treaty for the integrated development of the Mahakali river, which runs

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

Himals, Mustanghs and Shans of South Central Asia

High magazine has made its second attempt (the first being in 1993) to make one comprehensive list of all the mountain ranges of the world and their more prominent peaks.

By The Editors

/ 1 Nov 1995

The Power of a Lake

For Tibetans, Yamdrok Yurntso is a 'La-tso'(repository of spiritual power) mystically linked with the fortunes of their land and nation. 'Yumtso' or 'turquoise lake&

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1995

Market Forces on Everest

"His Majesty's Government, taking into consideration the pressure on the environment of the Khumbu region and to lessen the pressure in the area and to conserve the

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1995

Stranger to the Land

A review of ‘Strangers of the Mist: Tales of War and Peace from India’s North East’ by Sanjoy Hazarika

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1995

Tidbits of the region’s media

Was glad to note that Kalimpong has finally made it into the calculations of the babus at the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation, who put out a full page ad

By The Editors

/ 30 Jun 1995

China’s Tibet

China's Tibet is a bimonthly magazine, yellow-bordered like the National Geographic and aimed at the overseas English-reading market. It covers tourism, culture and economy-related issues. The latest issue

By The Editors

/ 1 Jan 1995

Lyonpo Dawa Tsering

Dawa Tsering is the longest-serving foreign minister in the world. While he denied Himal entry into Bhutan, Lyonpo (minister) Tsering agreed to respond to questions by fax. (Readers should note

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1994