Kathmandu, Nov. 17
The Embassy of Nepal in
Malaysia has started a mobile service for the convenience of Nepali workers
working in different cities of the country. Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia, Dilli
Raj Paudel, said that the mobile service was initiated to provide services of
the embassy in the cities where Nepali workers are employed, informed the
embassy in a statement on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Ambassador
Paudel inaugurated a temporary mobile service, in collaboration with various
Nepali organisations including the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), in
Johor Bahru, a city at four-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur.
More than 1,000 Nepalis
attended the program and 280 workers obtained passport related services.
According to the embassy, various services provided by the embassy in
addition to passport related services are provided through the mobile service.
On the occasion, Ambassador Paudel also conducted on-site inspection of the
companies employing Nepali workers, interacted with the workers about the
service facilities and discussed with the related company management.
After receiving
complaints from Nepali workers employed in security guards and cleaning
companies, he discussed the matter with the related company management.
Ambassador Paudel said
that the problems of security guards and sanitation workers would be addressed
as per the labor agreement between the two countries and Malaysian labour law.
He said that housing
facilities, wages and working hours will be strictly followed as presented in
the demand letter.
Meanwhile, Nepali
Ambassador to Brazil, Nirmal Raj Kafle presented the Letters of Credence as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to Brazil at a ceremony
organised at the Presidential Office on Wednesday. Vice-President of Brazil, Antonio
Hamilton Martins, received the credentials, together with seven other
residential Ambassadors, the Embassy of Nepal in Brazil said in a statement on Wednesday.
In
a brief discussion that followed, Vice President Martins welcomed Kafle as the
Ambassador of Nepal and affirmed full support of the Government of Brazil in
further consolidating the bilateral relations. He emphasized the need of
exploring sectors of common interests such as agriculture and renewable energy.
Ambassador
Kafle expressed his commitment to working closely with the government and other
stakeholders in Brazil towards deepening and widening partnership and
cooperation in the mutual interest.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 18 November 2022.
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