Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Links for July 26, 2011
20 ministries have not paid their electric bills---Nepalnews
Nepal Electric Authority has given 15 days' time to 20 different ministries to pay their electricity bill. Otherwise, their lines will be cut off. The biggest defaulters are: Home Ministry with Rs 175 million, Health Ministry with Rs 152 million, and Peace Ministry with Rs 136 million.
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Are waterways feasible in Nepal?---Republica
The government has a feeling that waterways might be feasible in Koshi, Bheri and Gandaki. Mahakali and Narayani are also possible prospects.
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Some numbers out of a news article on migrant workers---Kantipur
*In 2009/10, 294,094 left Nepal for work
*In 2010/11, 354,716 left Nepal for work. Out of these, 10,416 were women.
*In 2009/10, Qatar took 57,430 Nepalese as workers. In 2010/11, it took another 102,966. Qatar is now the second largest destination for Nepalese workers, after Malaysia. This trend will continue until 2022, the year when Qatar hosts the Football World Cup.
*In 2009/10, Saudi Arabia took 63,700 Nepalese as workers. In 2010/11, it took another 71,116.
*In 2010/11, UAE took 44,464, and Kuwait took 15,187 Nepalese as workers.
*In 2009/10, Malaysia took 113,982 Nepalese as workers. In 2010/11, it took another 105,906.
*The following is the list of destination countries for Nepalese workers for 2009/10 and 10/11.
Country 2009-10 // 2010-11
Malaysia 113,982 // 105,906
Qatar 57,340 // 102,966
Saudi Arabia 63,700 // 71,116
UAE 33,840 // 44,464
Kuwait 8,255 // 15,187
Bahrain 4,234 // 4,647
EPS Korea 2,418 // 3,703
Oman 3,285 // 2,442
Lebanon 3,788 // 151
Libya 1,622 // 291
TOTAL 292,464 // 350,873
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50,043 Nepalese take Korean Language Proficiency Test this year---Kantipur
On July 23rd, I wrote about Nepalese taking the Korean Language Proficiency Test. This is the updated number of test takers.Out of these 50,043 test takers, a total of 7,100 will be taken by South Korea as workers in 2012.
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Why do criminals wear gang colors? (PDF file)
Common sense tells us that openly wearing a gang color might get you shot by members of opposing gangs. Yet, criminals are always observed wearing their gang colors. Why?
I have not read this research, yet. But, I think it should be interesting.
Hat tip: Tyler Cowen (www.marginalrevolution.com)
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Nepal Electric Authority has given 15 days' time to 20 different ministries to pay their electricity bill. Otherwise, their lines will be cut off. The biggest defaulters are: Home Ministry with Rs 175 million, Health Ministry with Rs 152 million, and Peace Ministry with Rs 136 million.
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Are waterways feasible in Nepal?---Republica
The government has a feeling that waterways might be feasible in Koshi, Bheri and Gandaki. Mahakali and Narayani are also possible prospects.
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Some numbers out of a news article on migrant workers---Kantipur
*In 2009/10, 294,094 left Nepal for work
*In 2010/11, 354,716 left Nepal for work. Out of these, 10,416 were women.
*In 2009/10, Qatar took 57,430 Nepalese as workers. In 2010/11, it took another 102,966. Qatar is now the second largest destination for Nepalese workers, after Malaysia. This trend will continue until 2022, the year when Qatar hosts the Football World Cup.
*In 2009/10, Saudi Arabia took 63,700 Nepalese as workers. In 2010/11, it took another 71,116.
*In 2010/11, UAE took 44,464, and Kuwait took 15,187 Nepalese as workers.
*In 2009/10, Malaysia took 113,982 Nepalese as workers. In 2010/11, it took another 105,906.
*The following is the list of destination countries for Nepalese workers for 2009/10 and 10/11.
Country 2009-10 // 2010-11
Malaysia 113,982 // 105,906
Qatar 57,340 // 102,966
Saudi Arabia 63,700 // 71,116
UAE 33,840 // 44,464
Kuwait 8,255 // 15,187
Bahrain 4,234 // 4,647
EPS Korea 2,418 // 3,703
Oman 3,285 // 2,442
Lebanon 3,788 // 151
Libya 1,622 // 291
TOTAL 292,464 // 350,873
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50,043 Nepalese take Korean Language Proficiency Test this year---Kantipur
On July 23rd, I wrote about Nepalese taking the Korean Language Proficiency Test. This is the updated number of test takers.Out of these 50,043 test takers, a total of 7,100 will be taken by South Korea as workers in 2012.
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Why do criminals wear gang colors? (PDF file)
Common sense tells us that openly wearing a gang color might get you shot by members of opposing gangs. Yet, criminals are always observed wearing their gang colors. Why?
I have not read this research, yet. But, I think it should be interesting.
Hat tip: Tyler Cowen (www.marginalrevolution.com)
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