Kathmandu, March 20 : Former Nepali Prime Minister cum President of Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala has passed away at 12: 11 noon today wrote Bhutan News Service quoting flash bulletin of Nepal FM Network, Kathmandu. One of the founding members of Bhutan State Congress formed inside Bhutan, 87-year-old Koirala played crucial role in hosting … Read more
March 19, 2010: The Bhutanese Advocacy Forum – Europe concluded its campaign in Geneva on Thursday finally attending the 13th session of Human Rights Council where resolution on UPR human Rights report on Bhutan was adopted. Before the session begun, the BAF delegates made intensive lobby and distributed appeal and testimonies of torture victims from … Read more
March 16, 2010: To create awareness and educate people on the media, Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE), has developed a curriculum framework for schools and programmes for the public. The media literacy curriculum and teacher’s guide, which were developed in 2009 by MoIC, MoE, Royal University … Read more
March 17, 2010: The Geneva presentation for Bhutan on December 4, 2009 was a bitter experience in the sense that the regime shocked from the unexpected opposition from the citizens it expelled two decades ago.
As the fight for right to return continues, the Bhutanese Diaspora, that is expanding alarmingly, runs behind every corners of the world to brief the international community on how Bhutan government is fooling the world. December 4 was the first severe test. Following immense pressure, the government representatives escaped from the scene telling the nations that their answers will be delivered during 13th session of the Human Rights Council. And here comes the day.
March 17, 2010: The fairytale run of Druk FC boys was ended with a defeat of 4-3 in the hands of NCOWS (Nepalese community of Western Sydney) in a friendly match organized by NCOWS on March 13. In a highly competitive match of 90 minutes played at Werrington football ground, a home ground of NCOWS … Read more
The founding editor of Bhutan Today, K B Lama, has recently left the country’s first daily newspaper. He talked to Business Bhutan reporter Phurba D Dorji about his experience and the print media in the country. Q. How has the print media evolved over the years? A. The biggest revolution in the print media was … Read more
March 15, 2010: Preparations for the upcoming 16th SAARC summit in Thimphu are in full swing since last few weeks with ministries, corporations, private companies and individuals joining hands with the government. The government targets to complete most of the works by end this month. The Thimphu City Corporation launched massive cleaning campaigning in the … Read more
It was 5:30 am. The darkest hour before the dawn happens just at this time. Outside the thatched little bamboo hut in a refugee camp, it was pitch dark, but still calm. On a cool February 20 morning like this, nothing suggested that the peace of the camp residents had been devastated by, yet another … Read more
March 14, 2010: It was a rare even and organizers claim it as the first of its kind yet it was an extremely enjoyable, blissful and memorable one for all those attending the function. The transport strike called in eastern Nepal did not obstruct littérateurs from three countries — Bhutan, Nepal and India to share … Read more
March 13, 2010: Last year, the government proposed huge salary hike for the civil employees, which drew both support and criticism from across the populace. Shortly, the government also proposed the salary and other benefits for parliamentarians as well. The first decision was endorsed with few opposing while the second one came as a shock, … Read more