After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people ⁠and forced its prime minister to resign, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is projected as the frontrunner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-rapper-mayor-prime-minister/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #balendrashah #nepal

After a pretty bad journey with a pretty bad airline (Air India), I finally arrived in Nepal with 11 hours of delay. Tonight in #Kathmandu #Nepal and there will be more dates, we are many artists from Nepal, the Philippines, Iran, Japan, Germany, Argentina here, I can't wait to meet everyone, some haven't arrived yet.
https://harmonies.boilinghead.com/

#electronicmusic #noisemusic #experimentalmusic #improvisedmusic

The Himalayan Permaculture Centre empowers Nepali farmers through Agroecology, Permaculture and Agroforestry, restoring traditional farming wisdom and building food-secure, resilient rural communities. 🌿🌾 https://agroecologymap.org/l/511 #Permaculture #Agroecology #Nepal #Agroforestry #traditionalFarming

The Himalayan Permaculture Centre empowers Nepali farmers through Agroecology, Permaculture and Agroforestry, restoring traditional farming wisdom and building food-secure, resilient rural communities. 🌿🌾 https://agroecologymap.org/l/511 #Permaculture #Agroecology #Nepal #Agroforestry #traditionalFarming

In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes — symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-post-uprising-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal #balendrashah #khadgaprasadsharmaoli

Nepal’s government is “addicted” to the remittances of Nepalis working abroad to keep the economy going, migrant worker groups say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/asia-pacific/society/nepal-foreign-workers-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #immigration #jobs #foreignworkers #nepal #asia #forcedlabor

Nepal goes to the polls on March 5 to elect a new parliament, following youth-led anti-corruption protests in September of last year that toppled the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-election-guide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal #kathmandu #southasia

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel and his wife, Sabita Paudel, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/emperor-naruhito-nepal-president-ramchandra-paudel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nepaljapanrelations #nepal #emperornaruhito

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Beyond rescue and relief: Climate change is now Nepal’s economic crisis

https://theannapurnaexpress.com/story/61836/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia

Nepal's Mountainside Teahouses Elevate the Experience for Trekkers

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nepal-mountainside-teahouses-elevate-experience-trekkers-heading-to-top-world-180987844/

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Iran’s move to cut internet access during ongoing mass protests, along with Uganda’s Tuesday ahead of controversial elections, are the latest examples of how some governments use digital blackouts to muzzle dissent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/world/politics/countries-internet-blackouts-dissent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #afghanistan #sudan #ethiopia #myanmar #kasmir #iran #nepal #tanzania #internet #censorship

Former rapper Balendra Shah, known as Balen, could become Nepal's prime minister ‍if the Rastriya Swatantra Party wins the nation's March 5 parliamentary election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/asia-pacific/nepal-former-rapper-pm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #nepal #kpsharmaoli #elections #balendrashah

"I see red I see red I see red"

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🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Padampa Sangye (d. 1117 CE) 🪷

✨ If you first finish what you have to do, you'll never get to the Dharma; People of Tingri, while you're thinking about it, practice straight away. — Padampa Sangye (d. 1117 CE) ✨

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