Off topic but it just underscores yet again how Frod Show simply makes
crap up to suit his petty vendettas.

        George M. Carter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6161181.stm
Nepal's god king has to pay tax
King Gyanendra
A vote to decide King Gyanendra's future is due next year
King Gyanendra of Nepal and his son, Crown Prince Paras, have been
forced to pay tax - reportedly for the first time in the history of
the monarchy.

Officials at Kathmandu's international airport say the king and the
prince were charged customs duties on imported goods this week.

The king, revered as a Hindu god by many followers, had his powers
stripped away by the government this year.

He was forced to surrender absolute power after weeks of street
protests.

In May, the government said the king should be subject to taxation.

'According to law'

"The customs office at the Tribhuvan International Airport charged a
total of 130,893 rupees ($1,817 dollars) as duty and tax to release 50
torches and a hunting trophy," Lok Darshan Regmi, the head of the
airport customs department said, the AFP news agency reports.

"Palace officials took away the parcel after paying the amount
Wednesday. We imposed the tax according to the law," Mr Regmi said.

It is not clear why the king wanted so many torches.

King Gyanendra seized power in a royal coup in 2005, saying that the
civilian government was failing to deal with the Maoist insurgency.

But the Maoists and a seven-party opposition grouping formed an
alliance to end his rule.

A constituent assembly is due to be established next year that will
decide on whether the monarchy should be abolished.