Just as I'm starting to pack for another long stint in Kathmandu, I hear the news that the cops are closing down some of the dance bars I've been looking forward to.
Morning Edition, September 16, 2008 · Everybody faces economic trouble these days, but Nepal's trouble may be more fun. The United States has the collapse of Lehman Brothers; Nepal has the collapse of the nude disco. Police ordered nude dancing establishments to close early. Then police started shutting them down entirely. Disco workers protested this week. They claim that the government's move endangers 80,000 jobs.