17/5/2007The Secretary General,The United Nations Organization,New York. Your Excellency, There need no magnification to the reality of the cause of Bhutanese refugee crisis. Despite it being political by-product of the Bhutanese regime, no open political commitment has been visible towards bringing about solution to the crisis from any direction. The situation has thus been … Read more
Thimphu, May 17: Bhutan Times weekly began publishing its trial Dzongkha edition this week. The trial version has four pages to be inserted into the English edition for free distribution. The paper owners said, "The idea behind the move was to enable the Dzongkha edition to gradually evolve and build its own identity until it … Read more
Thimphu, May 17: Bhutan National Party (BNP) has said it would target end of corruption and employment growth as the main issue during contesting the forth-coming election. The party said it projects to increase the employment opportunities by over 60 percent if it wins the election. The party said it has extended its wings in … Read more
Thimphu, May 17: In response to the appeal by the print media owners, the government has decided to support the print media in the country for their sustainability. There will be tax holiday, sales tax, duty import exemption and paying for printing the English advertisements translating into Dzongkha. Tax holiday will be granted for five … Read more
Caritas Nepal is one of the implementing partners of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with the exiled Bhutanese. Especially looking after the education matters, Caritas operates the primary education with support from the UNHCR and runs secondary education at its own expenses. For the last few years, it has been supporting the … Read more
By Simon Denyer SOBSA, Bhutan: Since cable television first arrived in her tiny village in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan two years ago, 55-year-old Kencho Om keeps getting in trouble with her husband for staying up late watching movies. "My husband scolds me, he says at this age I should be spending my time saying … Read more
New Delhi, May 13: India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to arrive Thimphu for friendly visit later this year as the country prepares to go for a democratic set up. This will be the first visit of the head of the Indian government in over a decade. Dates are not fixed but with the … Read more
As the environment gets open with continued pressure for democracy and human rights, the rampant prevailing of silent corruption in the bureaucracy has begun to come out in the public. For years, the government had claimed the government machinery lacks any instances of corruption and that anyone involved in such activities are punished severely. However, … Read more
The issues of women have been soundly raised to the level of social consciousness, theoretical conceptualization, political and development action in very few countries. In fact, women, especially in the context of developing countries, are discriminated and are made the target of the ‘discrimination’ from the womb itself. The high ritual and other values attached … Read more
Thimphu, May 12: The royal family member will open a private college in Bhutan in the next two years. Aunt by relation of the present king Jigme Khesar, Ashi Kezang Wangmo Wangchuck will be the chief investor for the new private college, the first to of the country. The collage will be established in the … Read more