TBR September 2006
No 23 September 2006
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BNDP seeks time frame
Kathmandu, September 1: Considering the escalating frustration in exiled camps, The Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) has appealed to the government of Bhutan, Nepal and India to come forward with the time bound framework and address the dilemma at the earliest. BNDP has asked the Nepal and Bhutan government to immediately begin the verification of […]
Vulnerables to get TD, Registration process to begin
Kathmandu, September 1: After the completion of verification, Nepalese Foreign Ministry has agreed to exit Travel Document (TD) to 16 most vulnerable exiled Bhutanese categorized by UNHCR. According to sources, the verified includes a man, one mother along with a baby and 14 young girls involved in rape cases. Among them, one of the girls […]
Nepalese MPs visit camp
Sanischare, September 01: The parliamentary committee on foreign relations and human rights of the Nepalese House of Representatives has visited the Sanischare camp in Morang district on Thursday and received suggestions from the exiled Bhutanese regarding the long-standing crisis and way forward for solution. The committee chairman Suresh Karki led the team. Other members of […]
Sit-in participants confront with Rizal
Kathmandu, August 29: Despite the call from Nepalese civil society leaders and chairman of Bhutanese Refugee Representatives Repatriation Committee (BRRRC) Tek Nath Rizal for withdrawing the indefinite sit in protest, the participants have vowed to continue. The sit-in program in front of the United Nations house in Lalitpur, Nepal was announced to have ended on […]
US congressmen stress repatriation
Beldangi, August 28: The US Congressmen team led by Jim Kolbe has urged the Bhutan government to take back its people, who have been living a miserable life in eastern Nepal under the protection of UNHCR, on Sunday. "After 15-years of suffering, you should be hopeful for new life," Kolbe told the exiled Bhutanese in Beldangi […]
Sit-in ends
Kathmandu, August 27: The indefinite sit-in program in front of the United Nations house in Lalitpur, Nepal has been withdrawn from Sunday with the request of human rights activists and members of Citizens Movement for Democracy and Peace (CMDP) of Nepal. Over 50 exiled Bhutanese had been organizing sit-in since last 85 days in order […]
Indian leaders stress India's role
Kathmandu, August 25: The issue of exiled Bhutanese can be resolved only through a tripartite agreement among Nepal, India and Bhutan, Indian leaders of Bhutan Solidarity said. They urged the Nepal government, parties and Maoists to initiate the process to 'facilitate' the tripartite talks. "This issue cannot be resolved through bilateral talks between Bhutan and […]
RMA for trade simplification with Bangladesh
Phuentsholing, Aug 24: Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) officials have said that payment procedure with the Bangdadeshi importers will be simplified before December this year. The unilateral decision of the Bangladesh Central Bank to include new provision that bank in Bhutan would be allowed to make payment to the exporters only after export documents reach the […]
Change in Bhutan possible: Indian leaders
Beldangi, Aug 23: The Indian leaders have suggested to work for change in Bhutan with an integrated strategy of at least one year. For that, they said, it was necessary to build public support in favor of change in Bhutan as well as in India. They have assured the Bhutanese leaders in exile that they […]