Don’t be frog of a pond.
Very recently, Gopilal Acharya sent me a invitation to see and submit Bhutanese blogs for a new site that probably be created by himself bhutanblogs.com. It was an interesting initiative to access the real strength of current Bhutanese generation on telling their personal experiences to the world. The most...
No time like now for motion
NC urges govt. for its enactment as a priority legislation Right To Information Act 15 July, 2010 – While the government remains apprehensive about introducing the country’s draft right to information act, which it claims is incomplete, national council members feel it is time the parliament discuss it. National...
SAFMA’s tenth anniversary
Bhutan chapter will be revamped to make it more vibrant South Asian Free Media Association 5 July, 2010 – Almost three years after the south Asian free media association (SAFMA) Bhutan chapter was launched, reporters and editors from various media organisations this week stressed the need for active participation...
Media update
Thimphu district court on June 29 ordered Bhutan Today, the country’s first daily newspaper, and its former reporter, to pay Nu 36,000 each for publishing a defamatory article against a woman. The paper had published an article in opinion column entitled “The woman behind the MD”, in August 2009,...
PM backs direct to home TV
As disappointing as it may sound for cable operators, the DTH (direct to home television) is here to stay and it has the support of none other than the prime minister of the country. “DTH must be allowed and has to be allowed,” said Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley during...
BBSC mandate to be reviewed
Public Accounts Committee Report 5 June, 2010 – The government will review the mandate of Bhutan Broadcasting Service corporation (BBSC) and look into ways to support the corporation. This was the outcome of the parliament discussions yesterday after the public accounts committee presented its report. The chairperson of the...