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With a Focus on Green and Resilient Growth, IFC Appoints Martin Holtmann as Country Manager for Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan
Sunakhari News /Kathmandu -IFC has appointed Martin Holtmann as the new Country Manager for Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. Based in Dhaka, Holtmann will focus on developing new opportunities for the private sector and increasing IFC’s impact on the development of the three countries as the region continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Holtmann, a German national, joined IFC in 2007. Prior to his appointment, Holtmann was Global Sector Manager for Financial Inclusion, hel....
Air became an international taekwondo instructor
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Nepali athlete and master instructor Laxman Bahadur Air has successfully participated in the "2021 Global Taekwondo Master Training Program" held on 04 to 26 October 2021 in Kukkiwan, Korea. Mr. Air has passed the prescribed examination of the course and obtained the certificate of "Third Class International Taekwondo Master Course". He also completed the "10th World Mercury Taekwondo Online International Instructor Certification Course [Level 1]" from Ku....
Ukraine-Russia tensions: Oil surges on supply fears
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Oil prices are climbing on fears that the Ukraine-Russia crisis will disrupt supplies across the world. The price of Brent crude, an international benchmark, reached a seven-year high of $97.76 (£72) a barrel on Tuesday.Russia ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in Ukraine's east after it recognised them as independent states. Asian stock markets closed lower, and US and European stock exchanges were braced for losses. The UK and several wes....
Australia’s border reopens to international visitors
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - Australia has reopened its international border for the first time in nearly two years, bringing joyful family reunions and a boost to tourism. The country imposed some of the world's strictest travel bans after shutting itself off in March 2020 due to Covid. Australians and some others were allowed to return from late last year, but most foreigners have had to wait. There were tearful reunions at Sydney Airport on Monday as hundreds of people began ar....
The man who lived in a Singapore forest for 30 years
Sunakhari News/Kathmandu - Singapore is known for being one of the world's most highly urbanised countries, with no lack of gleaming skyscrapers and luxury apartments. But for one man, that couldn't be further from the place he called home - a makeshift shelter in one of the country's forests. On meeting Oh Go Seng the first thing that strikes you is the glint in his eye. He wears his 79 years very lightly, looking in far better shape than many people half his age. Earlier this m....
Ukraine crisis: Human cost of Russia attack would be immense – Biden
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu, A Russian attack on Ukraine is "still very much a possibility" and the human cost would be "immense", US President Joe Biden has said. In remarks televised nationally, he said the US was ready to respond decisively to such a move. The US president said Russia had now massed some 150,000 troops on the border with Ukraine. Russia's defence minister has said some forces have withdrawn. Mr Biden said that this had not been verified. "[Russian forces leaving....
Herry Wirawan: Indonesian teacher who raped 13 female students jailed for life
Sunakhari News /Kathmandu - An Indonesian boarding school owner who groomed and raped 13 of his female students has been jailed for life by an Indonesian court. Herry Wirawan's abuse of the girls aged 11-16 has shocked Indonesians since his case emerged last year. Wirawan, who was also a religious teacher, had raped the girls since 2016 and impregnated eight of them. They had given birth to nine children. Prosecutors had urged the court to impose a death sentence. But....
Ukraine crisis: Biden and Johnson say still hope for diplomatic agreement
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - The US and UK leaders have said not all hope is lost for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, but warn that the situation remains fragile. In a 40-minute call, Joe Biden and Boris Johnson agreed a deal was still possible despite a chorus of warnings of imminent Russian military action. Russia has always denied plans to invade Ukraine, despite massing more than 100,000 troops on the border. On Monday its foreign minister said diplomacy was "far fro....
World Bank-financed Moderna vaccines arrive in Nepal to protect children and youth from COVID-19
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - 1.66 million of the four million doses of Moderna vaccines financed by the World Bank arrived in Nepal yesterday. The remaining doses will be delivered shortly. Nepal will deploy these vaccines for adolescents 12-17 years to safeguard them from the health impacts of COVID-19. The vaccines, procured under the COVAX cost-share option, comply with World Bank’s Vaccine Approval Criteria for financing and are certified as safe and effective for chi....
Tonga tsunami: Major damage reported amid communications black out
Sunakhari News/ Kathmandu - The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on Sunday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku'alofa. The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves higher than a metre to crash into Tonga. So far there have been no confirmed reports of injuries or deaths. Friends and family of a British woman, Angela Glover, say she is missing. In social media posts, they say she was swept away in the waves. Internet and telephone communi....