Media Monitor

Kathmandu, January 23: Former employee of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation Nanda Gautam has sought support of Vincent Brossel, chief of Reporters Sans Frontiers in freeing Shantiram Acharya who has been given seven-and-half years jail term.  In a letter to the Paris based press freedom watchdog, Gautam said Acharya was simply doing his duty of … Read more

By Subir Bhaumik A Bhutanese journalist has been jailed for seven years for alleged links to a Maoist group, officials say. Officials confirmed reports from an exiled Bhutanese media group that Shantiram Acharya, 20, was sentenced after returning to the country. Mr Acharya worked for the monthly Bhutan Reporter and had been living in exile … Read more

Kathmandu, January 21: The Bhutan Chapter of Third World Media Network (TWMN) has urged the international rights and media bodies to mount pressure on Druk regime for the early release of Shanti Ram Acharya. Teju Prakash, the general secretary of TWMN-Bhutan Chapter, in a press statement issued from Australia, said the authority’s decision to sentence … Read more

Kathmandu, January 20: Information received very late confirmed that one of the correspondent of The Bhutan Reporter monthly, published from exile in Nepal, has been sentenced for seven and half years in jail.  “According to the verdict given by High Court, Shanti Ram Acharya, has been alleged of involving in subversive activities against Bhutan by … Read more

Thimphu, January 15: The national cable operators have come heavily against the introduction of Direct-to-Home (DTH) television commonly known as Dish TV, though it has been welcomed by public. With this, the cabinet has asked the Bhutan InfoCom and Media Authority to regulate the Dish TV. With the order from the government, BICMA has started … Read more

Thimphu, January 15: Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) fined the BBS regarding a Panel Discussion on the pre-paid taxi service televised earlier this month.  BICMA has asked the corporation to deposit a sum of Nu 18,000 as fine before January 23, 2009.  A letter dispatched by the BICMA says that it finds no adequate … Read more

Thimphu, January 15: A recent media impact study by Center for Media and Democracy has revealed that radio still has been the primary source of information for common Bhutanese while newly emerged print media have greater role in influencing decision making at government level. The radio run by Bhutan Broadcasting Service has covered 33.8 percent … Read more