Category: Media

The government’s draft advertisment policies will police news content and stifle the Bhutanese media that supports around 1,000 families Two brand new advertisement policies, one by the communication ministry and the other by the finance ministry, could threaten the existence of most media houses and allow government to dictate...

In about two weeks, all ministers will be able to sit on their rotating chairs and attend any meeting among themselves without having to move out of their offices, thanks to videoconferencing. “It will be done in the next two to three weeks,” said Karma Wangdi, head of the...

Communication minister asks BBS tv to go round the clock, MD says “we had not thought in our wildest dreams to go 24/7” The directive from the communication minister, Lyonpo Nandalal Rai, for the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) television to start round the clock telecast has caught the national...

The government apparently doesn’t think so Right To Information Act 29 May, 2010 – The government recently refused the media the right to a copy of the country’s draft right to information Act for public discussions; the work on which began since 2007. So much for right to information....

home Resolving the issue by separating areas of operation 28 May, 2010 – Licensed cable TV operators losing business to DTH (direct to home) TV systems being illegally installed by homes across the country was one of the issues raised by business community members on May 26, the last...

The prime minister has said Kuensel will not go under DHI but should be privatized Kuensel has voiced a strong preference to be fully privatized after the prime minister said the oldest newspaper will not be put under the Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) and instead welcomed feedbacks from...