There is an election coming up, and as usual they need something to bribe the electors with. Supposedly the "king's vast lands" were going to be the basis of it, but they have probably found that there isn't very much that is commercial. Lots of forests, reserves and publicly used land, I bet. I am afraid that they are going to be quite dissappointed with this little scheme. The Nepalese Royal Family has never been privately very wealthy. A deliberate policy of a century of Rana rule, to ensure that they could not be independent actors. --Previous Message--
: Those people are going mad! What next? Maybe
: the King will be the Head of State only on
: Mondays and Wednesdays and then he will have
: to work in a local hospital while the Queen
: will be forced to open a shop?
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: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060805/wl_nm/nepal_king_dc_1
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: http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=2454
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