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Hiding Helplessness Amid the deepening uncertainty over the
upcoming mid-term elections, the major political parties are exploring
extra-constitutional measures to overcome the nation's problems ("Election or No
Election", SPOTLIGHT, September 27). If the political parties had faith in the
people's support, they would not have tried to escape from the democratic exercise. It
seems they recognize the people's dissatisfaction with their conduct and are not
courageous enough to seek a fresh mandate. If the people were really with these
politicians, the insurgency could not have stopped them from campaigning in their
constituencies. The current political play is merely an attempt by discredited politicians
to hide their helplessness. Krishna Shrestha Preparing Players Nepal has many talented sportsmen and
women. But when they compete in international tournaments, they rarely gain satisfactory
results. This year, too, Nepalese players are taking part in the Busan Asian Games
("Precarious Prospects", SPOTLIGHT, September 27). But hopes of their winning
medals seem very dim. Expectation of medals without proper training programs would be
unreasonable. If Nepal is to be a major competitor in international games, it should
provide proper training and facilities to the players. Basanta Adhikari Stop This Privatization of public enterprises has
been the slogan of every government since the mid-1980s ("Privatization
Panacea", SPOTLIGHT, September 20). Privatization is a policy formulated by Western
capitalistic economies, which are far ahead of us in very aspect of development. Before
adopting this policy, they had to do a lot of homework. Without preparation, privatization
can be nothing but a curse. Many Nepalese enterprises have closed down after they were
privatized. Unfortunately, decision-makers do not seem to have learned from experience. As
a result, they are on the verge of privatizing Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, whose
contribution to tourism and trade cannot be substituted. As a citizen, I have a two-word
appeal to the authorities: stop this. Sanu Maya Real Benefit Since Nepal was connected to the World Wide
Web in the mid-1990s, Internet access has drastically expanded ("Chat Caveat",
SPOTLIGHT, September 27). It has become common for many Nepalese youngsters to use the
computer to chat with friends and relatives. But has anyone paused to ponder whether our
youngsters are really benefiting from the Internet? What we need is instant access to
information scattered across the world for study and work. Using the Internet only as a
chatting device is a gross misuse. Badri Khatiwada Media Coverage Tourism contributes about four percent of
the GDP and provides jobs to countless Nepalese youngsters. The disastrous events of the
last two years have triggered a major shock in the tourism industry ("Bad News",
SPOTLIGHT, September 20). Everybody is blaming the security situation for the steep
decline in tourist arrivals. But insecurity has not been felt in the busiest tourist
destinations. Negative media coverage seems to responsible for keeping tourists away.
Instead of dwelling on violence and instability, the media should also cover how other
parts of the country are safe for tourists. Anil Maharjan Foreign Support Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba seems to
prefer foreign support in driving the nation rather than cooperation from the Nepalese
people. In his interview with RSS, the prime minister said: "The government of India
has been giving proper attention to Nepal's request. All developed and donor countries,
including China, US, UK, Germany, EU and Japan, have also been assisting Nepal against
terrorism." He had few words for domestic support. Ram Karki Don't Privatize There are some things that is best handled
by the government (Privatization Panacea SPOTLIGHT September 20). RNAC is one such
organization that should be operated by the government or as an autonomous body. If RNAC
is privatized then there is risk that the new owner might not honestly work for the
betterment of the country's national flag carrier. The example of privatization of
Bansbari Leather Shoes Factory is before our eyes. The civil society should begin to raise
voices against any move to privatize the RNAC. Ganesh Adhikary |
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