Kathmandu, March 9: Refugee Rights Coordinating Committee (RRCC) has sought the attention of Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala towards resolving exiled Bhutanese issue at the earliest. The RRCC handed over an appeal to the PM on Friday with nine-point demands at the latter’s office in Singhadurbar. “We want an early solution to our problem. […]
Kathmandu, March 08: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representatives in Nepal Abraham Abraham has refuted the news published by a Nepalese daily that he asked the exiled Bhutanese to make application who wants to adopt third country settlement. UNHCR statement on Thursday quoted Abraham as saying, "The news report has drawn my attention […]
The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Kingdom of Bhutan: Reaffirming their respect for each other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity; Recalling the historical relations that have existed between our two countries; Recognizing with deep satisfaction the manner in which these relations have evolved and matured over the years into […]
New Delhi, March 08: On December 14 last year, it was announced that the King Jigme Singye Wangchuk abdicated throne and his son crown prince Jigme Khesar Wangchuk is now on the new king of Bhutan. However, after the signing of the Bhutan-India treaty, the question has risen, who is the king of Bhutan at […]
NEW DELHI: Bhutan is no longer treaty-bound to be guided by India's advice with regard to its external relations, the text of an updated "India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty," made public by New Delhi, reveals. The new accord, signed in February, replaces the treaty of August 1949. Article 2 of the 1949 Treaty said: "The Government of […]
Khudunabari, March 08: Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nepal Abraham Abraham has asked the exiled Bhutanese to file applications to his office if they wish for third country resettlement. During his visit to Khudunabari camp on Wednesday, he asked the exiled Bhutanese to determine their future course, as the third […]
Thimphu, March 07: While it is yet to be announced the formation of the political party and get legal registration at the Election Commission, the polls politics has begun well ahead to that. The issue has become a subject of debate here in Thimphu even though this has limited itself to upper circle who have […]
Beldangi I, March 07: Japan's popular Uniqlo casual clothing chain has distributed 50,000 pieces of second-hand clothing to exiled Bhutanese at this camp recently. Customers at more than 700 Uniqlo outlets around Japan had deposited the recycled clothes. "This donation could not have been better timed. It will make a huge difference in the lives […]
Kathmandu, March 07: The Unites States have proposed for the establishment of Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) in Nepal to begin the formal process of resettling over 60,000 exiled Bhutanese in the US in the next five years. The OPE will assist the US government's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under Department of State in […]
Damak, March 07: The exiled Bhutanese, living in Jhapa and Morang districts, are now on prohibited from working outside the camps. Stating that the local workers find it difficult to get job because the exiled Bhutanese work in a cheaper wages, the local workers of Jhapa and Morang barred them from working outside the camps. […]