Hague, November 28: Between 2007 and 2008, 22 invited exiled Bhutanese arrived to the Netherlands. In November 2008, a Dutch team visited Nepal for a second selection. It is estimated that another 80 people will be invited by the Dutch government in 2009. Exiled Bhutanese are received by COA (Central Agency for the Reception of … Read more
Kathmandu, November 28: Nepal Resettlement Program Manager for International Organisation for Migration (IOM), David Derthick, also the IOM Head of Sub-Office Damak has said the resettlement program for exiled Bhutanese is gaining huge momentum. In an interview with Bhutan News Service (BNS), Derthick said where there is a refugee resettlement program, there will be attempts … Read more
Kathmandu, November 24: Bhutanese human rights leader Tek Nath Rizal has urged the former king, Jigme Singye Wangchuk to opt for immediate measures to expedite the dignified return-home process for exiled people. In an appeal recently sent to the former king, Rizal expressed words of happiness and extended congratulation to him for handing over the … Read more
Damak, November 25: About 150 exiled Bhutanese organized demonstrations at the Nepal-India border in Kakarvitta Tuesday urging Indian authorities to allow them passage to go back to Bhutan. The demonstrations were organised in the initiative of United Bhutanese Refugee Repatriation Programming Council. According to Dilli Ram Ghorsai, an exiled leader who participated the sit-in at … Read more
Beldangi-I, November 24: A 10-member-delegation from Holland visited Beldangi camp Monday to study the ground situation for third country resettlement. "We will start the resettlement process of exiled Bhutanese from tomorrow", camp secretary of Beldangi I T. B. Gurung quoting one of the delegates as saying. The exact figure of the exiled Bhutanese Holland is … Read more
Phuentsholing, November 25: Vishva Bharati, an Indian university in West Bengal state, has announced that King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuk will be conferred with 'Deshikottama', the highest award from the institution. He will be among eight personalities to get the award from Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the university's annual convocation scheduled for December … Read more
Kathmandu, November 25: A Danish delegation headed by the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Per Stig Møller will arrive Nepal to visit the camps of the exiled Bhutanese as part of the country’s effort to accelerate the resettlement process. Denmark, the second largest donor to Bhutan, has pledged to take some exiled Bhutanese for … Read more
Thimphu, November 25: The fourth international conference on the Gross National Happiness began in Thimphu on Monday where around 90 participants from 25 countries will deliberate on the ideology. The three-day conference was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley. Addressing the inaugural fucntion, PM claimed the ideology will benefit not only the Bhutanese people but … Read more
Birtamode, November 21:The National Front for Democracy in Bhutan (NFD-Bhutan) said the recent allegations to Tenzin Gawa Zangpo, General Secretary of the Druk National Congress Democratic, were fabricated and baseless. “No charges quoted by various Medias referring to the findings of the interrogation processes have any relevance to the Bhutanese movement and its people”, reads … Read more
Kathmandu, November 23: Around three dozens of the exiled Bhutanese staying in Kathmandu yesterday felicitated Dhan Kumar Rai, who was recently released from 17 years of cruel jail life inside Bhutan. The exiled leaders Tek Nath Rizal, Ratan Gazmere and Jogen Gazmere were among the participants of the program coordinated by Hament Lama at the … Read more