Fed up with corruption and a lack of jobs, the country’s youth are turning to a rapper who gave voice to their frustrations.

In Nepal’s first election since the Gen Z protest, Balen Shah —the rapper‑turned‑Mayor of Kathmandu— is aiming to be the ...

Balen – as he is popularly known – was a nobody until 2013, when he almost overnight became a rap sensation. Nearly a decade ...

As Nepal gears up for its first elections post-Gen Z uprising, the political landscape is shifting. From rapper-turned-mayor Balen Shah to veteran KP Oli, discover the contenders vying for power in ...

Balen's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is a centrist newcomer, which has said in its election manifesto it will maintain ...

CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli, who has been elected for the federal parliament from Jhapa six times, used to treat his ...

If Shah is able to take power, it would cap a dramatic rise for a man who entered the public spotlight with rap music ...

The September protests forced Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli to resign and triggered an electoral process marked by the risk of new outbreaks of violence ...

Feb 25 (Reuters) - After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K ...

Rizal, Palawan mayor Norman Ong reported the accomplishments of the municipality under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF), citing the completed infrastructure and basic service projects through ...

The musician who cut his political teeth when he became the mayor of the capital Kathmandu in 2022. Read more at straitstimes ...

After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign, a ...