The online news site run by the Nepalis in Japan, nepaljapan.com, has been hacked since Saturday because of which the owners said it would remain shut for a few days.

According to Anunaya Dahal, the administrator of the site, they decided to shut the server down after finding out their site has been hacked on Saturday.

Dr Kumar Basnet, chief editor of the site, said they hope to resume the service in the next few days for reader’s consumption.

Nepaljapan.com is one of the leading news portal run by Nepali Diaspora in Japan. The hacker has not been tracked.