Sanischare, July 23: Hundreds of exiled Bhutanese organized demonstrations against the recent proposal of the UNHCR to resettle some of the refugees in third country on Sunday. Saying that the proposal as ploy against their future, women, children, youth and elderly people from Pathari of Morang district carried out a rally chanting slogans against the agency. … Read more
Kathmandu, July 24: More then five dozen exiled Bhutanese have been organizing sit-in program in front of the UN House in Lalitpur since June 2. A back-up sit-in has also been staged at the SAARC secretariat. However, people back in camps are confused with the mission and future strategy of the programme. Nine sector heads … Read more
Press release Bhanu Jayantee- July 16, 2006 As announced earlier and as usual, the fifteenth General Body ( GB) of INLS and the 193rd Bhanu Jayantee Function was organized by INLS- HQ and DC Metro Chapter at Lyseelvania State Park, Woodbridge, VA, on the bank of the massive river Potomac that , while it flows, … Read more
Thimphu, July 22: Bhutan's Ministry of Information and Communications has brought new media bills after issues regarding the protection of Bhutanese journalist, limitation of the powers of minister, crossship and certification of films arouse. According to official sources, the newly drafted media bill contains seven chapters pertaining to de-monopolisation of media industry. Similarly it also … Read more
Kathmandu, July 22: A senior UNHCR official has said that 16-year-old issue of exiled Bhutanese stalemate has reached a crucial juncture and that all options needed to be kept open to find its durable solution. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu on Saturday at the conclusion of her three-day visit to Nepal, Assistant High Commissioner, … Read more
Kathmandu, July 22: European parliament mission in Nepal visit has expressed concern over the increasing uncertainty of future of the Bhutanese and Tibetans living as refugees in Nepal. Addressing a press meet in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, on Friday at the end of six-day long visit to Kathmandu, leader of the European Parliament Monitoring Mission … Read more
New Delhi, July 22: India and Bhutan will further cement their political and economic ties when His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuk visits New Delhi on a six-day working visit next week. He will be accompanied by Crown Prince Trongsa Penlop Dasho Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who is set to take over as Bhutan's throne … Read more
By Kenjang Sharma It has become more than one and half decades that a part of Bhutan population, over 100,000 Bhutanese citizens, have been leading the miserable life of asylum in the refugees camps in eastern part of Nepal. At present these people have been facing the misfortune of trinity; the past which has the heart … Read more
Beldangi, July 21: A top UNHCR official assured exiled Bhutanese that the one-and-half decade long impasse could be coming to an end very soon. Talking to Bhutanese in Beldangi II camp in Jhapa on July 20, UNHCR vice chief Judy Cheng-Hopkins told that exiled Bhutanese need to be patient and help the agency find permanent … Read more
Kathmandu, July 21: Nepal Police arrested at least 14 exiled Bhutanese from a sit-in programme in front of the SAARC secretariat on the morning of July 21. They were demanding that SAARC should help them for repatriation. A press statement issued by the Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA) Bhutan, said, police arrested them while … Read more