Bhutan’s connection to South Asia is connected not by geography but through ethnic combination and it would be irrelevant to mention that the relation between the Himalayan kingdom with India was possible in absence of Nepal. In short, Bhutan’s connection with South Asia begins with Nepal, if not, at least with Nepali speakers. The connection […]
From a population of some 700,000, almost one seventh of it lives outside Bhutan. Some are compelled by circumstances to seek shelter outside the country; some are living to pursue higher education or religious practice; and some are for employment or business opportunities. Irrespective of the reasons, they are Bhutanese people. Opportunities should be provided […]
Father is domain deaf with speech impairment. Mother is physically handicapped, deaf and without speech. The only physically active member in the family of three is four year old son, Nishan who went for resettlement in the Phoenix in the US. Had it not been for third country resettlement, Nishan would grow up in camp […]
Would you imagine any patient lying in the sick bed of hospital handcuffed with oxygen pipes going through the nostrils, the urine pouch slinging by the side and armed police standing on guard? It is what Dhan Kumar Rai, 45, a political prisoner of Chemgang jail was been facing in Thimphu referral hospital recent past. […]
The resettlement of an estimated 6,000 refugees in third countries so far is one of the strongest and noteworthy evidences to show that the United State’s offer of Third Country Resettlement (TCR) has finally reached good height. Heavy responseNot taken seriously in the initial stage, the TCR offer that began in the midst of an […]
Let November 6 come and the world's media will be focused on Bhutan where the crown Prince Jigme Keshar Namgyal Wangchuk will put on the raven crown and replace his father on the golden throne. The grand coronation and the felicitations to the new monarch will take place in the presence of hundreds of thousands […]
In 1969 a new lingua franca was founded in the eastern Himalayas. Instantly, it was recognized as the national language. Some 40 years later, the lingua franca is yet to emerge as full fledged language through which you can express everything seen or felt. When the constitution was drafted, Dzongkha came short of fundamental words […]
On October 18, 1995, when father William Mackey died of gum that led to blood poisoning, Bhutanese royal family paid a visit to the dead body in honor of his service but then queen mother accompanied the dead body halfway to Phuentsholing not allowing a burial place for the Jesuit priest in Bhutan. In fact, […]
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 […]
Almost all refugees have desires to go back. Despite their desires—and despite numerous ministerial level talks between the governments of Bhutan and Nepal to resolve the refugee crisis over the past 18 years—Bhutan has not accepted a single refugee to return home. Still, local integration has not been possible for political reasons. Several experts of […]