Editor Beldangi, September 15: Issuing a press statement yesterday camp secretaries of three Beldangi camps have expressed deep concern over the delay in registering genuine Bhutanese citizens who have been staying in camps or outside without the 'refugee status'. "We asked the Joint Verification Team (JVT) of Government of Nepal and the UN Refugee Agency to … Read more
Kathmandu, September 14: National Front for Democracy in Bhutan (NFD-Bhutan) has appealed the Prime Minister of Nepal to take timely measures and appropriate mechanism to find out an amicable solution to the exiled Bhutanese crisis. In an appeal handed over to the PM before his departure from Nepal to New Delhi today for his official … Read more
Kathmandu, September 14: The Bhutan Chapter of Third World Media Network (TWMN) has expressed its deep concern towards closure of The Bhutan Jagaran. Issuing a press statement on Sunday, TWMN – Bhutan Chapter has appealed individuals, donor agencies, international media bodies, well-wishers and Bhutanese living abroad to extend possible financial support to make the newspaper … Read more
Kathmandu, September 10: The Bhutan Jagaran (BJ), widely circulated Nepali fortnightly newspaper in camps, published by the Nepali Sahitya Parishad Bhutan (NSPB) discontinued its hard prints from August due to the lack of potential funding. "We tried all means and measures not to stop the publication for several months but finally we are doing this", … Read more
The offer of Third Country Resettlement (TCR) for now has become an immediate solution to the protracted Bhutanese refugee issue. Even looking at it statistically, an escalating number of refugees are showing interest in the TCR. As many as 3,000 plus Bhutanese refugees have already been resettled in different countries, including the US, the biggest … Read more
New Delhi, September 11: The World Bank has ranked Bhutan as the second worst nation for doing business among the South Asian countries despite minor changes in the legal system. In its new report entitled ‘Doing Business 2009’, the bank has ranked Bhutan as second last nation in the South Asian region in terms of … Read more
Gelephu, September 10: The officials in Sarpang dzongkhag Tuesday announced that they adopted the idea of Helping our Environment, Health and Economy (HEHE), which government introduced to downsize the use of petroleum products and protect environment. According to Chief Forestry Officer (CFO), Kado Tshering, district’s Forest Division and Dzongkhag staff voluntarily came forward to take … Read more
Kathmandu, September 10: Human Rights Organization of Bhutan (HUROB) has appealed the Nepalese Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal to raise exiled Bhutanese with his counterpart during his upcoming visit to India. “It is slowly manifesting to unprecedented rebellion because of youths frustration which not only will affect Bhutan but the region as a whole and … Read more
Kathmandu, September 9: The US Ambassador to Nepal Nancy J. Powell has said as the country that admits more refugees than all other countries in the world combined, the U.S. is committed to providing the option of third country resettlement to the population of Bhutanese who have been living in temporary camps for 17 years. … Read more
Germany, August 29: Durga Giri, who has been taking refuge in Germany for several years, has urged the resettling folks to have a clear mind set up that they do not denounce their Bhutanese citizenship at the time when the host countries grant them nationality through the process of naturalization. There is a provision in … Read more