Barren Land of Press Freedom
Politics has been liberal but environment for media and media workers have not changed so much in the last one year of democratic practice in Bhutan, a new report says
Media Monitor
Making easy access for media in royal itinerary
Bhutanese media will have some ease now on getting itinerary of the royal entourage or other activities that royal family will be carrying out, thanks to creation of Royal Office for Media
Kuensel is daily now, but not exactly
On the even of international press freedom day, the government owned Kuensel started publishing as daily newspaper, the country’s second daily
Newspaper rescued from being wrecked
After much speculation, the board of directors of the Bhutan Times, the first private newspaper of the country, has decided that Chief Executive Officer of the paper Tenzin Rigden will continue in the same position
PM turns friendly to media, finally
In his first ‘meet the press’ while celebrating 100 days in power, Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley was fierce against media saying they only criticized the government
Election commission to treat all media equally in polls
The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) said it would not treat Bhutanese media – private and public – differently during the upcoming local elections
Building parliament-media relations
The government once again has reiterated its commitment to improve the relation between the parliament and the budding media industry in the country
Sherubtse’s own FM radio
One of the pioneer and oldest educational institutions of the country, the Sherubtse College in Trashigang will shortly have its own FM radio though Royal University of Bhutan is yet to introduce journalism in its curriculum
Bhutan Times terminates employees
Bhutan Times has cut of its 15 employees out of 80 in its bid to sustain with the squeezing markets and downsizing return from the market
Handbook for exiled journalists published
A new handbook for training journalists in remote and disadvantaged parts of South Asia is currently being printed in Nepal. It is the brainchild of T.P. Mishra, founding president of the Bhutan Chapter of the Bangladesh-based Third World Media Network