SWISS FUNDING FOT ELECTIONS Kathmandu, 17 June: Switzerland Monday extended CHF 9 million equivalent to NRs 900 million) to fund the 19November constituent assembly elections. Swiss Ambassador Thomas Gass and Joint Secretary at the International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division of Ministry of Finance Madhu K Marasini signed an agreement, Nnnn PRAKASH MAN SINGH RETURNS FROM JAPAN Kathmandu,17 June: General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC), Prakash Man Singh has returned home after completing his visit to Japan on Sunday, RSS reports. . Singh also visited Macau and Hong Kong. Singh returned home at 11:00 pm last night. He had left for Japan on June 7 to respond to the invitation of NC's Diaspora Liaison Committee in Japan. Singh in course of his Japan visit also visited Nepali students pursuing their higher education in Tokyo of Japan, said Singh's press aide, UP Lamichhane. nnnn