Bhutanese in Norway declare association

The resettled Bhutanese in Norway have formed a social organization, Association of Bhutanese in Norway, following intensive discussions since four months. The declaration came yesterday through online discussion forum where almost all resettled Bhutanese from various provinces showed their participation. “Continuous discussion up to five hours could finalize the formation of ABN”, said Ram Bahadur … Read more

What actually camp secy did ?

Champa Singh Rai of Pathri Sanishchare camp talks regarding the proposed trip to the resettling countries. Meanwhile, Pursottam Dahal, journo-turned human rights activist,expresses his opinion on the Bhutanese issue.

Community program to buy cars

Altogether five resettled Bhutanese in Cleveland have brought home their cars by completing a course under Individual Development Account (IDA) program run by Economics and Community Development Institute.

Likewise, two more are expected to complete the program by the end of this month.

In IDA program each dollar saved by the participant

Unemployment rate high, 6000 child labourers

The labour force survey, 2009 of the Ministry of Labour indicated that the unemployment rate in the country has gone up to four percent this year from 3.7 percent in 2007. According to the report, some 13,000 were found unemployed, majority of this consists of young minds and school drop-outs. The ministry reported that there … Read more

Refugee Leaders vs Camp Secretaries

It was just two weeks ago that some Bhutanese political leaders in exile rushed to Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs seeking political asylum and personal security. Their complaint was that they were not allowed to operate political activities freely in Nepal and felt very insecure. Personal security is important for all individuals, including refugees, to … Read more