Nepal businessmen protest Maoist extortion
Hundreds of businessmen rallied in Nepal on Tuesday to demand an end to extortion by Maoist rebels and greater security from the government, witnesses and business leaders said. “Stop extortions immediately”, read some of the placards held up protesters taking part in the demonstration organised by the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), an umbrella business group, in Birgunj, a major business town 60 km south of Kathmandu. Full Story