KATHMANDU: President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed Dr Netra Prasad Timsina, the Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia, as the non-residential ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines.

President Paudel has appointed Ambassador Timsina as the non-resident ambassador to the Philippines today in accordance with Article 282 (1) of the Constitution and on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, the President’s Office said.