The National Council decided by a majority vote to lift the ban on the sale of tobacco and tobacco products. Following the decision, the section C in chapter three of the bill Tobacco control bill, which says, “No person shall sell tobacco and tobacco products” shall be removed. Council members said that the ban on … Read more
We are happy to share here that a story exclusively on ‘The Bhutan Reporter’ was published in America-based international famed magazine ‘GLOBAL JOURNALIST’ in October 2007 . In early 2006, we translated and published the draft constitution of Bhutan and circulated to Bhutanese community and Nepali experts with the aim to inform them of the … Read more
The National Front for Democracy (NFD – Bhutan) has hailed the recently publicized government policies and programs of the government of Nepal concerning Bhutanese refugee issue
A book containing poems of different themes, Praalayaagniko Samharbata by Bholanath Siwakoti (Puranaghare) was released today amidst a program organized at Saptarangi FM in Damak Jhapa. Litterateur Krishna Bhusal (Bal) from Biratnagar released the book in the program, where prominent artists from the region including Krisna Baral, Prakash Aangbangway, Madhu Pokhrel among others were present. The book … Read more
A highly placed source at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that altogether 16,000 Bhutanese citizens have been resettled in various developed countries so far. The statistics update from the UNHCR showed that until April 11, 2009 some 10,934 individuals have resettled in the United States of America under the third country … Read more
The Association of Bhutanese in America (ABA) held its Second Annual Convention on July 4-5 at the vicinity of Washington DC in United States of America. According to a statement issued by the ABA, during the course of two days’ convention they had extensive discussions and interactions about the formation of ABA. The statement further … Read more
Over a year and a half has gone by since Bhutan became “democratic”, but there is little to evidence Bhutan’s democratic credentials, and a lot is still left wanting, Druk National Congress said
The Royal government of Bhutan will receive a total of IRs 5.6 billions in grants in the new fiscal year 2009-10 from the government of India
The government projects ton create at least 16,000 jobs for jobseekers in the next four years, when the first elected government ends its tenure