LETTERS (Spotlight Weekly)

Unused Resources

There is no doubt that proper use of remittances can become a major source for thrusting the national economy. Your cover story "Ignored and Under-utilized" (Spotlight January 14) pointed ways to do that. Issuing debentures or bonds to use the remittances in productive sector is a very good idea. The prudent use of the money can kick off the development of infrastructure in the country.

Sajan Amatya
Patan

Safeguard Our Interest

Although it cannot be argued that the country can make use of money sent back by its nationals working abroad, but it should also take steps to safeguard the interest of its nationals working there (Ignored and Under-utilized Spotlight January 14). In fact, the overseas diplomatic missions of the country should take special care and interest about Nepalese working in that particular country.

Ramesh Sharma
Kalanki

Stress On Skill

As your cover story (Ignored and Under-utilized Spotlight January 14) mentioned, most of the Nepalese working abroad are engaged in 3D jobs -- dirty, dangerous and difficult. This is a disturbing trend. We should focus more in sending skilled manpower by which we can earn more money too. Government should give some sort of skill training to people wanting to go overseas for employment.

Hari Bahadur Thapa
Ghattekula

Foreign Employment Bank?

Your cover story "Ignored and Under-utilized" (Spotlight January 14) dealt with a very topical subject. The article provided some in-depth knowledge about the foreign employment in our country. It is interesting to note that the total annual remittances sent by Nepalese working overseas matches the annual budget estimates. But the article missed to explain about the foreign employment bank which it referred to as one of the possible ways to regulate the remittances. What is foreign employment bank? How does it function? How can it help regulate remittances? Could you please throw light on this issue in coming days?

Dinesh Sharma
Maharajgunj

Check Frauds

As the number of Nepalese opting to go overseas grows steadily, so does the cases of frauds taking them for ride (Ignored and Under-utilized Spotlight January 14). Unscrupulous agents have time and again duped naive people on the pretext of sending them abroad for work. If such practices are not stopped, people will gradually lose interest in working overseas which could in turn harm the remittance economy of the country.

Gautam Adhikary
Tripureshwor

Implement The Plan

It is already late to conserve the big cat with merely a handful of them remaining in protected areas (Conserving Tiger Spotlight January 7). But if the government sticks with its action plan, the endangered "King of the jungle" can survive the onslaught from poachers. Since there are only about a hundred of tigers remaining in the whole of the country, the time is running out to save them from total extinction. Therefore the authorities must act quickly in this direction.

Radha KC
Koteshwor

Unity Or Drama?

The "re-unification" of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has raised some questions that are still unanswered (United They Stand? Spotlight January 7). When the party split last year, it was mainly due to the ego clashes between two of its main leaders Surya Bahadur Thapa and Lokendra Bahadur Chand. And now both the leaders are again in the same party with Thapa heading it and Chand figuring nowhere. In such a situation it is difficult to swallow the fact that their unity will be long-lasting. How long can Chand keep quiet and agree to remain under the leadership of iron-fisted Thapa?

Gopal Thapa
Maitighar