2 May, 2007 – The former prime minister of Bhutan, Dasho Lhendup Dorji was cremated on Saturday April 28, 2007 in Gyazam, Thimphu. The purjang ceremony was attended by His Majesty King Jigme Khesar, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, the royal family, the prime minister, ministers and government officials, representatives from the international community, … Read more
Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA)-Bhutan Press releaseMay 3, 2007 Media environment in Bhutan has not improved in the year 2006/07. The legislations adopted in 2006 have further curbed the freedom of press and freedom of speech and expression of the people. The Bhutanese rulers never prescribed that media would be the best means to … Read more
Beldangi, May 02: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) officials have arrived Beldangi camps to hold discussion with the exiled Bhutan on issue of third country settlement that is expected to start in the next few months. One official on resettlement and security and another on durable solution section of the refugee agency in … Read more
The Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA-Bhutan) has published a report on Status of Press Freedom in Bhutan ‘Silenced and Controlled’ coinciding World Press Day 2007. According to the report, media environment in Bhutan has not improved in the year 2006/07. The legislations adopted in 2006 have further curbed the freedom of press and freedom … Read more
Darjeeling, May 01: Bhutan and India would be signing a few memoranda of statements today, at the end of the two-day Indo-Bhutan talks. The bilateral talks focused on border problems of the two countries and the representatives from both the countries have agreed to work to curb trans border crimes. Bhutan has been represented by … Read more
By Deo Maya Giri In actuality women are wonderful creatures of this world who help man from household works to nurturing a child. The existence of the world would have been impossible had there been no women. They are the goddess of tolerance, embodiment of love & passion and inevitable co-partner of man. Despite these … Read more
KABUL: Afghanistan’s government on Sunday called on neighbouring Iran to suspend the repatriation of Afghan refugees because the country lacks the resources to resettle them. Foreign Ministry spokesman Sultan Ahmad Baheen said about 30,000 Afghan refugees, including women and children, had been sent home from Iran in the past week alone. He said war-torn Afghanistan … Read more
The visiting US officials Mr. Lawrence Bartlett, Deputy Director for Asia and Near East and Ms Janice Belz, Deputy Director for Admissions, in a press statement here, confirmed that the Government of Nepal has agreed to allow third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees but, they did not answer whether the same applied to the resettlement of … Read more
By T. P. MishraFinally, the America's offer of third country resettlement has given rise to a lot of debate. Despite several attempts by the refugees to oppose it, the US and some western countries seem committed to expediting the process of resettlement latest by early 2008. Besides the formation of a core group comprising 14 … Read more
Thimphu, May 01: The economic growth of Bhutan came down drastically in 2005 compared to 2001 and 2004. Thus, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth has been dropped to 6.5 percent in 2005 from 6.8 in the previous year. The annual report of the Royal Monetary Authority states that this was because of decline in … Read more