Bhutan's card on Human Rights

November 13, 2009: Bhutan’s politics changes substantially last year. However, have there been any changes in terms of human rights. International community sent applauses for changes in governance system. And now the world will see the first report of Bhutan’s commitments and improvement in human rights situation. The report has already been prepared and submitted … Read more

Bleak picture of employment

November 10, 2009: In his address to the graduation ceremony, Prime Minister Jigmi Thinely had urged the young graduates to seek job placement in private sector, providing hints the government could absorb only few of those passed. In the upcoming civil service commission exams, only 336 graduates will get job in government offices out of … Read more

Fools’ Assembly soon

The fourth mega extravaganza of fools’ show is in the calendar soon. The spectators scattered all over the nation and through out the world are expecting it with reluctance and a hope for fun. Reluctance, because, at times the clowns make certain regulations requiring the audience  to stand up, sit down or clap or appear … Read more

The country gets yet another magazine

November 06, 2009: The race for new debut in media industry continues as the country gets yet another magazine that specializes on entertainment industry. The country’s first film and entertainment magazine, Druk Trowa, is ready to hit the news stand and sell celluloid stories to readers from Monday, November 9. Druk Trowa’s first issue introduces … Read more

Former journalist is new NC vice chief

November 06 2009: A former editor of the Bhutan Observer weekly, the second private newspaper of the country, Sonam Kinga has taken up the job as vice chairman of the upper house National Council. The former journalist elected as lawmaker from Trashigang district in the east, Kinga was elected to take up the new job … Read more

Efforts continue to let Japanese know Bhutan’s human rights violations

Manfred Ringhofer is a lone army in the Japanese battlefield against the gross human rights violations in Bhutan. Having good relations with Bhutan, Japan government and the Japanese people rarely believe about human rights violations in this tiny Himalayan kingdom. Manfred, as a university professor, organized several trips for university student to refugee camps in … Read more

Rizal makes his third debut as a writer

November 04 2009: Bhutan is a Buddhist kingdom. Buddhism teaches fraternity, brotherhood, humanity and love. However, for Buddhist rulers of this tiny kingdom, all these features of the Buddhism are for a show. Inhumanity, hatred and cruelty are passion. The third book of human rights activist Tek Nath Rizal ‘Torture Killing Me Softly’ made public … Read more