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KP Sharma Oli’s panel has secured victory in the election of all secretary posts of the CPN-UML.

A total of nine secretaries were elected from the party’s 11th General Convention, in line with the revised UML statute that provides for nine secretary positions.

Mahesh Basnet secured the highest 1,544 votes followed by Padmakumari Aryal with 1,530 votes, Chhabilal Bishwakarma with 1,506 votes, Sherdhan Rai with 1,503 votes, Hikmat Kumar Karki with 1,337 votes, Khagaraj Adhikari with 1,231 votes, Yamalal Kandel with 1,185 votes, Rajan Bhattarai with 1,181 votes and Bhanubhakta Dhakal with 1,108 votes.

Four members of the KP Sharma Oli panel, including Gokarna Raj Bista, have been elected Vice Chairs of the CPN-UML.

Prithvi Subba Gurung, Bishnu Poudel, Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’, Gokarna Raj Bista and Raghuji Pant were elected to the party’s vice chair positions.

Gurung secured the highest number of votes with 1,737, followed by Poudel with 1,675 votes, Badal with 1,516 votes, Bista with 1,368 votes, and Pant with 1,258 votes.

Although Bista won the Vice Chair post, he belongs to the Ishwor Pokharel panel, which lost the election for the party’s top leadership.

KP Sharma Oli has been re-elected as Chairman of the CPN-UML, securing a third consecutive term by defeating party rival Ishwor Pokharel at the 11th General Convention.

According to the final vote count, Oli received 1,663 votes, while Pokharel garnered 564.

Voting, which began on Wednesday morning, saw 2,227 of the 2,263 general convention delegates cast their ballots. Thirty-six representatives abstained from the voting process.

A Cambodia–Nepal B2B Business Interaction Program 2026 is set to be held with the aim of strengthening trade, investment and cultural cooperation between Nepal and Cambodia.

The event to be held in Cambodia in the last week of Poush month will be organized by Cambodia's Juba Supplies and Maintenance Company Limited (JSM Cambodia), while Nepal's Season Media is said to manage the event.

The program will include the participation of business representatives from Nepal such as the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Nepal Chamber of Commerce, as well as from the tourism, aviation, travel and tourism, manufacturing, culture, technology, and import-export sectors.

Ram Prasad Padhya, the program coordinator, said that representatives from the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Tourism and Hospitality Association, aviation company, private investment groups, business organisations, and the cultural-creative sectors will participate from Cambodia.

According to him, it will also provide a platform for networking and sharing experiences for businesspeople, artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators from Asian countries.

Lal Singh Khadka, former president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association Cambodia and a businessman, said it is expected that the bilateral friendship, cultural diplomacy and tourism promotion between Nepal and Cambodia will be further strengthened through this programme.

Investment and business meetings, sectoral discussions, business networking and policy dialogues will be conducted between Nepali and Cambodian businesspeople as part of the program.

Similarly, opportunities for joint investment and collaboration will be identified in high-potential sectors such as tourism and hospitality, aviation, travel services, agriculture, manufacturing, real estate, cultural and creative industries, and digital innovation.

As a special attraction of the program, outstanding entrepreneurs, industrialists and institutions contributing to economic development, innovation and bilateral cooperation between the two countries will be honoured with the 'International Excellence Award'.

This award ceremony will honour individuals and organizations from Cambodia and other Asian countries who have made exceptional contributions in various fields such as industry, arts, innovation, tourism, education, and health.

Program Manager Pradeep Raj Onta said that the International Excellence Award is being organized to recognize the contributions of professional and institutional personalities across Asian countries and to promote international cooperation and cultural exchange.

Businessman Khadka stated that the International Trade Conference 2026 programme serves not only as a business meeting but also as an important platform for establishing long-term partnerships, expanding people-to-people relations, and building a foundation for shared prosperity between the two countries.

It is believed that the program will make a significant contribution to promoting bilateral trade, tourism development, and investment expansion.