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10 February 2010 Foreign students from outside Europe wanting to come to the UK to study will be required to meet stricter entry criteria, the Home Secretary announced today. The new regulations will ensure that students studying below degree level have a limited ability to work in the UK, and that their dependants cannot work here at all. It will be even harder for bogus students, whose only aim is to work in the UK, to come into the country. Home Secretary Alan Johnson also confirmed that the government will implement plans to introduce a points test by 2011 for those who wish to earn British citizenship. The new measures for students include: a good standard of English (equivalent of holding just below a GCSE in a foreign language) will be needed to come to the UK and study to improve English language competency further; a good standard of English (again equivalent of holding just below a GCSE in a foreign language) will need to be demonstrated in order to study any other course bel...

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Source: http://matadortrips.com Feature photo by thetravellinged . Photo above by jmhullot . From the Langtang Region to the Annapurna Circuit, this guide takes you through five of the most beautiful and rewarding treks in the Himalayas. When you walk the crowded streets of Thamel, Kathmandu you will be bombarded by signs advertising trekking tours, guide companies, and a number of shops selling new and used gear. Photo by p hitar. And with good reason: the treks in Nepal, which wind through the world’s highest mountains, are unique in the world. The only problem is picking which one you want to do first. Here, in no particular order, are five of the best treks in Nepal: 1. The Langtang Region A trek through the Langtang region will take you to 4,700 meters (15,419 feet) with excellent views of both the Annapurna region to the west and the Makalu region to the east. The trek also passes by Buddhist monasteries and a nature reserve renowned for animal viewing. Perhaps the best thing abo...

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By Lonely Planet: "Best to Travel in 2010 " To start with a bang, here’s our list of the ten hottest countries for next year – and why. El Salvador El Salvador sneaks up on you: in lefty lounge bars in San Salvador , at sobering war memorials and museums, and along lush cloud-forest trails; it’s a place of remarkable warmth and intelligence, made all the more appealing for being so unexpected. Travellers tend to skip El Salvador, wooed by marquee destinations such as Guatemala and Costa Rica , and unnerved by stories of civil war and gang violence. But the war ended almost 20 years ago, and crime, while serious, is almost exclusively played out between rival gangs; tourists are virtually never involved. And though El Salvador has fewer protected areas than its neighbours, you get them practically to yourself – including pristine forests, active volcanoes and alpine lakes. Germany Some countries are simply allowed to be, but Germany has had to reinvent itself more ...

Countries with Most Public Holidays Don’t you love when you don’t have to get up in the morning and go to work? For many people public holidays represent a welcome change in the daily routine. Which countries had the most public holidays in 2009? Where should you go to enjoy some days off? Euromonitor International announced the top countries with the greatest amount of public holidays on working days. Nepal 52 weekly holiday 90 festival ,religion holiday/Year “In 365 days, there are 52 weekly holidays and 90 festival, religion holidays. In the remaining 275 days, with closure of offices at three in the afternoon on Fridays and strikes to push demands, there are more ‘public holidays’. Perhaps Nepal tops the first group of nations that observes most public holidays. Nepal follows Sri Lanka in South Asia. If Nepal is to develop, government should give only 52 weekly and 12 festival holidays.” China, Hong Kong 16 days/year As well as the new two-day weekend, Chinese workers e...