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Australian government acknowledges Bhutanese contribution

Feb 8,Adelaide: Bhutanese Australians are excited  when government acknowledged their small contribution for the Victoria bushfire victims. In the official Summer newsletter published by Department of Immigration and Citizenship(DIAC) it mentioned a small contribution of $2500 made by then recently resettled Bhutanese from refugee camps in Nepal. ‘We are excited to see our very small [...]

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Posted in Diaspora / Exile / Resettlement, Main News on 08-02-2010 Comments (1)

Student spanks head teacher in Sanischare

A grade nine student of New Horizon Academy in Sanischare Patri camp spanked assistant head teacher Devi Charan Dhungel this morning. Dhungel, who has sustained injuries in his face and nose, is undergoing treatment in Pathri Nursing Home. According to head teacher Dil Kumar Subba, Kishore Rai of grade nine slapped Dhungel a number of times without a serious reason

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Posted in Diaspora / Exile / Resettlement on 03-02-2010 Comments (8)

Bhutan starts with defeat in SAG

Jan 31: Bhutan made a bad start in men’s football at the 11th South Asian Games loosing first battle with Maldives by 0-1 goal in their opening match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Maldives’ striker Ashfaq Ali scored the all-important goal for the winners in the 83rd minute with a left footer from inside [...]

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Posted in Sports / Entertainment on 01-02-2010 Comments (0)

PM sends congratulations to reelected SL prez

Jan 31: Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley congratulated Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on his victory at the presidential election. In a personal message sent to Rajapaksa, Thinley said, “I am most delighted to hear of your landslide victory in the recent elections and return to the Presidency of your great country.” He said, “The people of Sri [...]

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Posted in Nation on 01-02-2010 Comments (0)

YFC election concludes

Elections of Youth Friendly Center (YFC), which functions under Caritas-Nepal's supervision, completed without any trouble yesterday. "Youths from 18 to 25 years contested for various posts," Fr. Peter Jong Lepcha, the program coordinator of YFC told Bhutan News Service, "We successfully concluded our elections in a democratic manner."

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Posted in Diaspora / Exile / Resettlement on 01-02-2010 Comments (1)

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Feature

Anti the dragon

By Khagendra N Sharma
I have a copy of the declaration of a Bhutanese organisation called the United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan (URFB). Its aims are general in nature, but they concentrate on two major aspects. They are, one, to empower the people as the sovereign power and, two, to restructure Bhutan as a multi-ethnic republic based on the [...]

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Interview

I will neither fail nor falter : CJ

The nomination of the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court came through when His Majesty, on December 17, accepted the six-member royal commission’s nominee, 60-year-old former Chief Justice, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, who superannuated on November 15. Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye served the country for 38 years, 18 and a half years in the judiciary. He [...]

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Interview, Non Resident Bhutanese

Democratic movement is inevitable:Bastola

This is just an intermediate situation and they need to always make decisions keeping in mind the motherland and its future. If it happens they will be able to preserve their Bhutanese identity-may it be that they are not in Bhutan or in Nepal or not having direct influence in present Bhutanese politics. It will help strengthen the democratic future of Bhutan.

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