Month: December 2009

BBS radio, Layap’s only connection with the country

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November 27, 2009: For the Layaps, BBS radio is their only connection with the rest of Bhutan. And this connection is often broken when there’s a disturbance in the signal. Laya is located 4,000 metres above the sea level. Laya Geog is about three days walk from proper Gasa.  Lack of communication facilities cuts off … Read more

Remittance increases at par with Diaspora

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December 02, 2009: The year 2008 was certainly a turning point for enlarging the Bhutanese Diaspora, let we forget that refugees resettled from Nepal are not formally accepted as by the regime as Bhutanese. As this new democracy moves with shoes of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for global business and opening up doors for … Read more