Kathmandu, May 23: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres held talks with the Nepalese home minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula on Wednesday morning. It was part of his confidence building with the Nepalese government to receive support on UNHCR's effort to find solution of the crisis. Nepal's home ministry plays a critical role … Read more
Kathmandu, May 23: Canada said can resettle some 5,000 exiled Bhutanese as part of the third country resettlement programme in the next five years. The AP news agency said Canadian government made the announcement on Tuesday. "Our decision to resettle up to 5,000 exiled Bhutanese in Canada is part of a coordinated effort by a … Read more
Kathmandu, May 23: The United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday in his three-day tour to Nepal in an effort to find a permanent future for exiled Bhutanese. Upon his arrival at the Kathmandu airport, he said UNHCR is in favour of repatriating the exiled Bhutanese to their homeland … Read more
Phuentsholing, May 22: Yet another blast in Phuentsholing destryoed one of the three passenger buses onwed by Bhutan Post on Monday afternoon. The bus plying between Phuentsholing and Kolkatta has been badly damaged by an improvised device planted inside it. The incident occured at around 2:30 on Monday while the bus was parked in the … Read more
Kathmandu, May 22: Nepal's Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan said the western countries have agreed to absorb at least 85,000 exiled Bhutanese as part of the third country settlement process. Speaking at a function organised by Nepal's Institute of Foreign Affairs in Kathmandu on Monday, countries expressing interest to absorb the exiled Bhutanese include the US, … Read more
Beldangi, May 21: Matt Daw, the project supporter of the London based NGO Photovoice met with the photography students under the children forum of Beldangi and Sanischare camps on Sunday. A meeting was organized in Damak where eight students attended. Matt said Photovoice has observed good progress made by the student of the Photography group … Read more
The democratic struggle for democracy in Bhutan must continue unanimously to achieve greater democracy and to lead to democratic government where people representatives must be elected to serve the concern of ordinary citizens of Bhutan. The democratic form of government to be formed after 2008's first general election cannot be considered as legitimate democracy but … Read more
Editorial 19 May, 2007 – The media play a critical role in a functioning democracy. Recognising this, the government has taken encouraging steps to foster the growth of our media, particularly newspapers at this stage. But, while the policy is well intended, some strategies give rise to serious concern and need to be questioned. The … Read more
Kathmandu, May 18: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on Tuesday for a three-day mission, his first official visit to Nepal. While in Nepal, Guterres is expected to meet the Prime Minister of Nepal, high level government officials, heads of UN Agencies and UNHCR’s donors. During his … Read more
Kathmandu, May 17: The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the Bhutanese refugees have right to return to their country, but other options for finding a solution to the crisis should be kept open. A new HRW report made public in Kathmandu on Thursday states that the US offer to resettle 60,000 of … Read more