Kathmandu. Nepal's public procurement system is currently trapped in policy corruption and control by limited interest groups. On Asar 30, 2083, the government issued the 'Public Procurement (15th Amendment) Regulations', gifting sick and stalled projects an extension of time. It was alleged that the current powerful government had bowed to the continuous pressure and political 'lobbying' of construction entrepreneurs.Without the ink of the 15th amendment brought in at the end of Asar even drying, and without evaluating its implementation impact, the government, exactly two months later (on Bhadra 3), has brought in the '16th Amendment'. This has not only exposed...