It turns out,money does grow on trees in Nepal

It turns out,money does grow on trees in Nepal

The Japanese love their beautiful yen bills,with their elegant,understated designs printed on tough,off-white plant fibre.

  • byBhadra Sharma andAlex Travelli

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Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high
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Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high

Some universities,including at least one prestigious Group of Eight institution,have taken the drastic step of banning or limiting applications from countries deemed at high risk of visa refusal.

  • byDaniella White
‘Hero of compassion’ plucked girls as young as five out of slavery

‘Hero of compassion’ plucked girls as young as five out of slavery

Lawyer Olga Murray had an epiphany while hiking in the Himalayas and dedicated the rest of her life to helping impoverished young Nepalese women.

Last survivor of Hillary’s Everest team says climbing must be scaled back

Last survivor of Hillary’s Everest team says climbing must be scaled back

Kanchha Sherpa,91,was among those who put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 8849-metre peak in 1953. He says it is getting out of control.

  • byBinaj Gurubacharya
I came here expecting mountains and luxury. But found something better

I came here expecting mountains and luxury. But found something better

A new level of luxury has arrived in the wilds of Nepal,but it’s the unmatched cultural immersion that is the real game changer.

  • byCarolyn Beasley
Hate Christmas? Here are five places you can go to avoid it altogether

Hate Christmas? Here are five places you can go to avoid it altogether

There are large parts of this planet where Christmas passes almost unnoticed. No sleigh bells,no mistletoe,no silly hats,no turkey and no jollity to make you feel like you’re missing out.

  • byMichael Gebicki
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‘Historic’ decision allows same-sex couple to legally marry in Nepal

‘Historic’ decision allows same-sex couple to legally marry in Nepal

The country became the first in South Asia to legalise same-sex marriage,and only the second in the whole of Asia,after Taiwan.

  • byBinaj Gurubacharya
More than 100 dead after strong quake hit Nepal while people slept

More than 100 dead after strong quake hit Nepal while people slept

Authorities said the death toll that hit just before midnight on Friday,Nepal time,was expected to rise,noting that communications were cut off in many places.

  • byBinaj Gurubacharya
Dipendra Singh Airee scores a half century off just nine-balls
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Dipendra Singh Airee scores a half century off just nine-balls

The Nepal batsman smashed an astonishing 50 runs off just nine-balls in what is now the fastest half-century scored in international cricket.

Fears of flash floods and avalanches as rising temperatures melt Himalayan glaciers

Fears of flash floods and avalanches as rising temperatures melt Himalayan glaciers

A new report warns that glaciers melting across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges at unprecedented rates could threaten the fresh water supply for nearly 2 billion people.

  • bySibi Arasu
Swimming with the speckled giants of Triton Bay,Indonesia

Swimming with the speckled giants of Triton Bay,Indonesia

West Papua’s whale sharks,high-flying in Vietnam,rewilding in India... South-East Asia’s travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.

  • byJulie Miller,Juliette Jameson,Nina Karnikowski,Kerry van der Jagt,Stephanie Wood,Melissa Fyfe andBen Groundwater