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India’s stance Exiled Bhutanese and their well-wishers had expected that this time India would open its mouth but it went exactly opposite thereby leaving enough space to question on her so-called democratic values in the South Asia region. To be fair, India cannot continue keeping absolute Druk regime under its armpits citing that the exiled Bhutanese issue is a bilateral deal between Nepal and

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Hence, at this critical moment I take it wiser to echo with Anatole France who says that man’s prudent who neither hopes for fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. Furthermore, a material thing is simply in itself but human is for himself. So we must try to live as a human with the fulfillment of at least the basic needs. It is natural that every one of us with evident pride says

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Becoming a journalistBy David Brewer I was honoured when TP Mishra invited me to write a chapter for this book about journalism and news. We have never met. Our only contact has been over the internet. Our lives couldn’t be more different. He is working, unpaid, as a reporter, editor and publisher in the Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal, committed to informing those starved of news. I have a

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Refugees forcefully removed in South Africa Hundreds of desperate refugees, earlier victimized by the xenophobic attack, who had camped by a busy Johannesburg road for days were arrested and others forced to evacuate their tent camp by armed South African police on July 28. According to reports, the migrants, most of them coming from Congo and Burundi, had camped by the roadside to emphasize

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By T. P. Mishra I even found difficult to control myself since the eyes were almost filled with tears and hands shaking when one of my relatives informed me over telephone that ‘HE’ had already passed away. I wondered how accurate my relative makes a prediction. This is because my relative, who was just back to Kathmandu from Jhapa, informed me that Hom Nath Dahal of Beldangi-II, A/2 (a close

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Going home or abroad: question for Bhutanese 'refugees' in Nepal Thirty-eight-year-old Krishna Prasad Sharma, who has been living in Nepal as a Bhutanese refugee since 1991, is excited that his family will soon find a new home in a developed country under a resettlement program. But his old father Ram Prasad Sharma is not. Sharma's family, living in makeshift huts at Goldhap refugee camp, some

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Election Bill adoptedBhutan News Service Thimphu, July 27The joint sitting of parliament with 21 parliamentarians voting against the move on July 26, adopted the Election Bill of Bhutan. While the house required 47 votes to win the two-third majority, as demanded by section 4 of Article 13 of the Constitution, only two votes had saved the parliament from declining the much-debated bill. Out of

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Heart patient appeals for financial support Bhutan News Service Kathmandu, July 28An exiled Bhutanese suffering from acute heart disease has appealed for financial support to undergo heart operation at the Kathmandu-based Sahid Gangalal Heart Centre scheduled for August 2. Chandra Maya Bista, 40, of Beldangi-II under Sector F/1, Hut number 32, who is now admitted at the Centre, said she has so

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AMDA Launches Vaccination The AMDA-Nepal has launched vaccination against the Japanese encephalitis in all seven camps from July 23 taking at least a week. The organization had aimed to vaccinate over 35,000 children aged between 1-15 years in the camps. King Signs Constitution At a special function organized in Tashichodzong on July 18, King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk signed the constitution

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SAARC summit to kick-off A Bhutanese delegation led by Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley has left for Sri Lanka today to attend the 15th SAARC summit. The summit scheduled from 2-3 August in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be represented by PM-led delegation including foreign minister and other senior government officials. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Organization of Bhutan (HUROB) has appealed the

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No Violence Please!The office of Damak-based International Organisation of Migration (IOM) was exploded on June 30 night. Though it caused a minor damage to the office building, the incident can be taken quite seriously as it took place at a time when the Third Country Resettlement Program (TCRP) is getting accelerated. The violent means, opted by the group or individual, to disrupt the TCRP

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Big Brother’s Hegemonic CharacterBy Nira Giri (Tamang)Bhutan’s democratic transition is just a collective political approach to overshadow demand for a real political transformation. The draft constitution rubberstamped by India is gradually inviting a good volume of criticism from western democratic institutions. Rather than enriching the draft constitution with true spirits of democratic

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- By JanadootThis time the ‘binocular’ turned its lens towards The Last Shangri-La where it saw the special editorial written in the Kuensel on June 28 with regime’s intention to continue suppressing Nepali-ethnic community inside the country. Do you know that the democratically elected government in the country is still not going to count you as Bhutanese citizen? Oops! The lens of the ‘

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"'King hasn't understood what the problem in Bhutan is'" - Devi Bhakta LamitareyDevi Bhakta Lamitarey was and still is in the list of wanted anti-government leader in Bhutan. Being one of the founding leaders of Bhutan State Congress (later renamed Bhutan National Congress), Lamitarey waged peaceful war against discriminatory policies of the government, and most importantly for establishing

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By Kazi GautamAt first we were taken to the Tribhuwan International Airport and we had to board the Etihat Airways (9 PM), the national airways of United Arab Emirate. After the journey of 4.5 hours, we landed in Dubai at 1.30 AM. Then we were again boarded by another Etihat Airways after half an hour to be landed in John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York. 17 hours journey as it

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TCR of Bhutanese 'refugees' to increaseKATHMANDU, 30 June 2008 (IRIN) -More than 1,400 Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal have been resettled in the USA and six other countries, with numbers expected to grow in the coming months, says the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).The Bhutanese refugees, who were initially against the idea of third-country resettlement, hoping instead to be repatriated to their

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ABA holds first conventionBhutan News ServiceNew York, June 26The Association f Bhutanese in America (ABA), a membership based community organization of Bhutanese permanently residing in the United States, held its first convention in Berkely, California on June 13-15.In a statement, latterly received, ABA said Bhutanese from across the United States participated in the convention.Apart from

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Laptops banned in NA Bhutan News ServiceThimphu, July 01The National Assembly restricted all its members from using laptop computers during the house session for fear they might spend their time playing computer games.The decision came soon after some member demanded the use of laptops instead of bundles of papers while coming to the session.The provision has been made in the new rules set for

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Looted cash Seized Nepali police at Damak confiscated cash amounting to two hundred forty-five thousand from the hut belonging to Akal Singh Tamang in Beldangi-I, Sector C/4-370 on June 3.Police investigated the hut following the information provided by those kept under the custody accusing their involvement in looting Laxmi Bank at Damak last month. According to Govinda Raj Kafle, DSP at the

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Agencies Condemn Attack, Warn to Quit SupportThe Bhutan Reporter Kathmandu, July 1Citing continued intimidation and attacks on International Organization of Migration (IOM), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) including the IOM have warned of consequences on all programs delivery for refugee operation - not just the resettlement component.Terming the incident as an

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Repatriation Now-a-days local authorities in Jhapa and Morang districts are restricting exiled Bhutanese from launching political demonstrations aimed at raising voices for the establishment of their rights. In fact, it is unfair and unjustifiable to restrict them from holding peaceful demonstrations in the name of controlling crime-related activities inside the camps. Undoubtedly, there has been

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Notion of Celebrating WRDBY T P MISHRA IT was beyond their expectation, but the recently-concluded World Refugee Day (WRD), June 20 was silently observed by the exiled Bhutanese, marking the eighteenth year of their exile life, their unfruitful stay in eastern districts of Nepal. None of them had ever imagined these many years would be worthlessly spent under the UNHCR-monitored ramshackle huts

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By JanadootOops! How long have you waited for the acceleration of your resettlement process? Or are you tired of waiting for your next round of interview? Be careful! The ‘binocular’ has already seen some infiltration of non-Bhutanese from a distant from top of the building. But, the ‘binocular’ itself is confused to see the so-called leaders in exile keeping their mouths shut. Or, do they have

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Resettlement not a hard choice: Reports Bhutan News Service (BNS), which had set-up a plan to broadcast two special episodes of radio program from various FM stations in Nepal on the eve of the World Refugee Day-2008, later failed to air it due to lack of funds at the eleventh hour. BNS had collected exclusive audio reports on the present scenario prevailing within the resettled exiled Bhutanese.

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Int’l support to TBR continuesThe Dutch organization Alert Fonds, through Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) has agreed to extend partial financial support for the publication of The Bhutan Reporter (TBR) for at least one year. GHRD and Bhutan Media Society (BMS) formally signed a ‘condition paper’ on June 19. The condition paper does not contain any vague point such as censoring the contents of

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King confers darKing Jigme Khesar has conferred dar to the leader of opposition party Tshering Tobgey amidst a function in Tashichodzong as per the Royal Prerogative under article 2.16 (a) of the constitution. After the function, Tobgey said he was overwhelmed by the honor and expressed commitment to serve the Tsa-Wa-Sum.Threats continueAn unidentified gang of youths has attempted for physical

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Schools in south to re-openBhutan News ServicePhuentsholing, JuneAfter almost two decades they were ordered to be closed, government has decided to re-open the schools in southern districts.Most children have no access to education in southern districts, especially the Nepali speaking population, after the closure of the schools. Government statistics say over 30 schools in the southern districts

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Joint mission from agencies visits campTBR/Arjun PradhanBeldangi-I, June 10A joint assessment mission comprising officers of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food Program and AMDA-Nepal visited camps.The team mainly discussed on the issues of malnutrition in camps. "We are really proud that the malnutrition rate is lower in camps as compared to local communities", said

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COHRE Stresses Right to ReturnBhutan News ServiceGeneva, JuneReleasing three new publications on exiled Bhutanese, the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), international rights organization has stressed right to return to Bhutan or necessary compensation for their losses.Issuing a press statement, COHRE based in Geneva said that it sent its two fact finding missions to Nepal and the

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Non-Bhutanese lures to be ‘refugee’Bhutan News ServiceDamak, June 10As the resettlement of exiled Bhutanese to third countries accelerates, number of people from Nepal and India seeking registration with UNHCR has begun sharply. Many are under attempts to approach the UNHCR and Nepal’s local authorities, responsible for administration of the camps, seeking their registration as refugees.A source

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