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Govt opens door for external borrowings

January 31, 2010: The cabinet has granted permission to private entrepreneurs and organizations for borrowing from each other and from foreign sources. The private sector had urged the government to open that door saying that the local banks were not able to meet financial requirement for mega projects which require exorbitant funds. The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) [...]

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» India must play positive role for Bhutan democracy
» Resettled Bhutanese become a part of Australia Day celebration
» Advocacy in Europe states in high hope
» Diaspora keeps live
Media Monitor

Papers with ‘rubbish’ news to lose ads

Private newspapers say that a circulation audit will see them losing out to old players in the market in terms of government ads Soon, newspapers with more contents of gross national happiness (GNH) and other national priorities may land up getting more government advertisements than those who run posters of Hollywood actors and give “rubbish” news. The [...]

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» Chapter 4 of the Civil Service Bill contradicts Article 7 of the Constitution: Journalists
» Regulating media content
» Media wars…
» Setting the ethical bar
News Analysis

Eastern Bhutan closed to conserve happiness

Twelve years ago, eastern Bhutan was closed to trap and kill the rebels who raised voice against the autocratic regime in Thimphu. At least one hundred and fifty eastern Bhutanese were arrested and tortured to coerce them to confess being the supporters of Rongthong Kunley Dorji of Druk National Congress (DNC) and United Front for [...]

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» Children sacrifice for Bio-medical research
» Delhi Calls Bhutan King for an Orientation
» RGoB swims naked across Universal Periodic Review: A review
» Photo essay: refugees from Bhutan
Commentary

India’s Role in the Bhutanese Democratic Movement

The role of the Indian government on the paraphernalia of the Bhutanese democratic movement for human rights and democracy begs for more criticism than appreciation. India’s strategic advantage both in terms of location and influence on  governance in Bhutan is hardly concealed from anyone. But after two decades, India’s attitude on the Bhutanese movement remains [...]

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» Revival of the oppressed literature
» The greatest photo opportunity that never was!
» Bhutan panic in Darjeeling hills
» Fools’ Assembly soon
Opinion

Himalayan kingdoms and India’s foreign policy

India’s pursuance of the democracy factor in Bhutan and Sikkim was different from the Nepalese case. Though the security concern emanating out of the communist victory in China was the same, but the pressure of democratic forces was much weaker in Bhutan and Sikkim. The other pressing consideration of the Western intervention, present in Nepal, [...]

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» Indo-Bhutan relations
» A village within a camp
» An Open letter to the Bhutanese parliamentarians
» Efforts continue to let Japanese know Bhutan’s human rights violations
Human Rights Monitor

Fake assurance to Dagana residents

January 31, 2010: People of Goshi geog under Dagana failed get government’s assurance to reopen their Goshi Junior High School by early 2010 tuned out to be a foul play of politics. The school was turned into an army barrack after 1990 and remained closed for two decades and more. Due to absence of the school in [...]

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» Despite Democracy, Christians in Bhutan Remain Underground
» When children abandon books to earn a living
» Delay in justice delivery
» No surveyors, no land transfer