Thimphu, February 22: The tenth round table meeting of the Bhutan donors concluded in Thimphu on February 18, expressing continued support to country's transformation. They expressed commitments in achieving goals and objectives set out in the tenth five year plan. The tenth meeting saw 130 participants in 83 delegates from 14 countries, 20 multilateral agencies … Read more
Thimphu, February 22: The Election Commission has extended the deadline for acceptance of the postal ballot applications until March 1 and the last date to register for such ballot is set for February 25. The deadline has been extended with the aim of allowing eligible postal voters, including the freshly admitted teacher trainees, lecturers and … Read more
Thimphu, February 22: The Gross National Happiness Commission, the re-Christianized of the Planning Commission, has unveiled the draft of Tenth Plan (July 2008 –June 2013) at the eve of the 10th round table meeting of the donors held in Thimphu on 17 and 18 of February. Of this Nu 62.06 billion is allocated for current … Read more
Tashi Wangdi wrote in Kuensel that the Bhutanese leaders in exile are behind the recent blasts the rocked the Himalayan kingdom ahead of the polls and intended to mean that all those fighting repatriation present a false façade outside. Right at first, all leaders have condemned the blasts and stressed the need for peaceful solution … Read more
Beldangi-I, Feb 17: With rapid exercise in processing exiled Bhutanese for third country resettlement, security forces based in camps have been very alert. On February 15, mid-night Nepal Armed Police deployed in camps arrested five exiled youths on charge of creating havoc in camps. The arrestees are kept in Police Station Damak. Parents of those … Read more
Birtamode, February 14: Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) has hailed the call given by the international human rights and social organizations to Bhutan government to adopt inclusive policy towards the Lhotsampa community in Bhutan and resolve the two decade old exiled Bhutanese issue before going to so-called democratic election in March 2008. In a press … Read more
Jaigaon, February 15: Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) arrested six Nepali-speaking youths from Sarpang dzongkhag last week. RBA reported that those arrested were Birkha Bahadur Chettri, Kumar Gautam Chettri, Gobind Nirola, Sukman Mongar, Nandalal Basnet and Khagendra Khanal. RBA claimed that the arrested youths were associated with Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) based in Nepal. Kuensel … Read more
New Delhi, February 13: Lonely Planet, a well-known tourism institution, has included Bhutan in its list of top ten tourist destination for the year 2008. The institution, citing the year 2008, pointed out that Bhutan is one of the world's ten best tourist destinations due to its breathtaking landscape and culture that remained unexploited for … Read more
Beldangi, February 11: Aimed at flourishing a sense of peace and tranquility among exiled Bhutanese amidst escalating violence, Saraswati Temple has been built-up with an estimated expenses amounting to 60, 000 Nepalese rupees in the premises of Marigold Academy in Beldangi-II extension. Pandit Shiva Prasad Pokhrel, a Guru of Bhutanese royal family while inside the … Read more
Roz Evans completed an MSc in Forced Migration at the Oxford University's Refugee Studies Centre in 2005 and is currently doing her PhD in Development Studies at Oxford University. She is researching the impact of child-focused participatory projects on Bhutanese refugee children living in camps in Nepal. Roz has just completed her research fieldwork in … Read more