Bhutanese without Bhutan
By Bhagirath Khatiwada People in Bhutan live a submissive and dictated life under the autocratic rule of the regime… Hundreds of political prisoners are still facing inhumane torture in Bhutan jails simply because they raised their voice for human rights and democracy in the country Bhutan is a landlocked...
World Happiness report
Days Before Bhutan hosts the UN conference on Happiness in New York, the Earth Institute has published a new report on global happiness. It has not included Bhutan in the list but recent European Social Survey said that average happiness of Bhutanese equals to 6.05 in scale of 0...
Jigmi Thinley talking in New York
Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley is currently in New York to participate in the UN High Level consultation on happiness. Here is his press briefing....
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First joint meeting for NZ Bhutanese Societies held (press release)
Maintaining their cultural identity, raising occupational skills and helping Bhutanese women get their drivers’ licence are just some of the issues discussed at the first joint meeting of the Bhutanese Societies of New Zealand. Representatives from Nelson and Palmerston North were hosted by the Christchurch Bhutanese community in late...
Carnivale a multicultural melting pot of fun
LALIT Bhujel thought he was going to die in a Nepalese refugee camp. For 18 years he lived in limbo, unable to return to his native Bhutan but unable to get a visa anywhere else. But on Saturday night he was just another face in the crowd at Wodonga’s...