The royal flag of Nepal removed

I. BBC News
'The royal flag of Nepal removed '
May 29, 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7425051.stm

II.
This article is about the recent events in Nepal, where the Parliament has just voted to abolish the role of 'King' in Nepal. This was a step that the Maoist Party, who won a majority in elections this April, had called for. The Nepalese public generally responded joyfully to the news and celebrations went on through the day. Newspapers in Nepal celebrated the news on Thursday morning, saying that the period of monarchy was 'confined to history,' and 'gone for good. ' The King will have to move out of his palace within the next 15 days in order to show the Nepalese public that his reign has ended. The popularity of the king in Nepal had gone down in recent years, especially after the 2001 massacre in which the Crown Prince killed his father, the King, and other members of the family. Abolishing the monarchy means that Nepal will no longer be a Hindu country. Opposition to the news came from millitant Hindu groups, and pro-Royal soldiers.
III.
A. The AP Theme that best fits this article is 'The relationship of change and continuity from 8,000 BCE to the present,' because this article is about a country moving on, and changing a centuries old role.
B. Nepal slowly seperated itself from the three major powers of its region (Tibet, India, and China) by becoming a Hindu nation that was ethnically closer to Tibetan. Nepal stood out by avoiding colonialism, due to the inaccessibility of their country, and Nepalis had lived under the reign of their King since the 13th century, and the current dynasty since the 17th century. Recently, Chinese influenced Maoists have been trying to topple the government, and institute a new reform based government to change Nepal.
C. The author here is most likely a British man, making him an outsider to the situation.
D. No words used show any bias, as the author is expressing facts, and observations.
E. I would have liked to hear a quote from the average Nepali, and his expectations of the future, to give me a more thorough understanding of the issue.
F. I think that although it is fantastic that the Nepali government is expanding its Democractic core, they must be careful not to move too fast, becuase if they do, the region could become more unstable, and we could see even more conflict in the area.