Kathmandu, November 10: Chief of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nepal has expressed his concern and unhappiness over the division among exiled Bhutanese over the issue of a third country resettlement. "This division is not what we want," UNHCR representative in Nepal, Abraham Abraham, said at the reporter's club on Friday. … Read more
BY TILAK P. POKHAREL KATHMANDU, Nov 10 – As the undercurrent of the United States' offer made in October to resettle 60,000 Bhutanese refugees continues to further deepen the division in the refugee community, at least three other countries have agreed with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to make similar offers in a "burden-sharing" … Read more
With a Foreign Secretary only recently installed and a fresh Foreign Minister now in place, a new team is in charge at MEA. The changes at the top do not look like routine turnovers but bid fair to give renewed impetus to the conduct of foreign policy. It is thus a proper moment to consider … Read more
Kathmandu, Nov 9: Three more countries other than the US have also agreed with the UNHCR to share burden of exiled Bhutanese. According the sources Australia, New Zealand and Canada and some member countries of the European Union have already agreed to resettle refugees. However, the countries haven't yet made public about the exact numbers … Read more
Beldangi, November 9: The Communist Party of Bhutan (MLM) celebrated its fifth anniversary in an unknown place of Jhapa on November 7. ‘Nabin’ addressing the party cadres said, ''CPB-MLM is preparing Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) to fight against the autocratic Wangchhuck dynasty of Bhutan.'' He also presented the program and policy of the party. Another … Read more
Kathmandu, November 07: The Government of Nepal and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) are jointly conducting a census of the exiled Bhutanese. A press release issued by the UNHCR said, the census would begin on November 15 from Beldangi I camp. "It is intended that the exercise will be carried out on a camp … Read more
Thimphu, November 06: The number of HIV patients has increased to 101 in the country, with new 11 cases identified between July to September this year. Of the 11 persons identified, seven are males and four females, the Department of Public Health said. A five-year-old boy and a 22 months old girl got infected through … Read more
Not only in modern times, relation between Bhutan and Nepal, had been historical since Tibeto-origin lamas permanently settled in Bhutan, who, earlier to their departure to Bhutan, had maintained close relation with Nepal. The history begins with the marriage between two royal families of Nepal and Tibet long before Nepal came into existence. The historical … Read more
Kathmandu, November 04: A group of exiled Bhutanese leaders again reminded Nepali lawmakers the offer made by the United States to resettle 60,000 of them is not in their favor. "The offer is not in our favor as it will only help to resolve labor shortage problem in America and directly support the aspirations of … Read more
Karma Phuntsho’s article ‘Bhutan reforms and Nepalese criticism’ in Open democracy dated 13-10-2006 has factually wrong information that is largely made on the assumptions that prevails in Bhutan. When the 1958 Citizenship Act was implemented throughout Bhutan in 1985, it affected sections of the Lhotsampa community. It could have been resolved if Lyonpo Dago Tshering … Read more