CNA938 Rewind - Who is Nepal’s new prime minister and what challenges lie ahead?
Nepal has appointed its first female Prime Minister, 73-year-old Sushila Karki, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Her appointment comes amid weeks of protests that began over a social media ban and grew into wider demonstrations against corruption and inequality. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out more about this new interim PM and the challenges that lie ahead for the transition government. They chat with Dr Jacob Rinck, Research Fellow at Asia Research Institute in NUS.