Tag: bhutanese refugee

Bhutanese activist honored on World Refugee Day

Culture » Bhutanese activist honored for teaching English to fellow refugees. By Peggy Fletcher Stack | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Jun 22 2013 04:47 pm • Last Updated Jun 22 2013 10:59 pm If you educate a refugee woman, the ripple effect can change the destiny of...

Bhutanese refugee killed by police in Canada

BY STEPHANE MASSINON, CALGARY HERALD The Bhutanese man who was killed in a shooting with Lethbridge police during a disturbance call had arrived in southern Alberta less than a year ago from a refugee camp in Nepal, said the head of the Canadian Bhutanese Society. Hemlal Timsina, president of...

What will SAARC give us?

It is no more likely that Nepal and Bhutan would sit in near future to sort out the long standing Bhutanese refugee crisis, yet Bhutanese leadership in exile continue to comment on actions of the Nepalese government. Like Nepalese citizens, the Bhutanese in exile had greater hope when Dr...

Crimes in camps

Despite decreasing population, crimes in the Beldangi camps have not erased out as reported by Bhutan News Service. Ram Bahadur Gurung, 21, of Beldangi II Extension has been gunned down on Wednesday evening. Police posts in all camps were restored shortly before beginning the resettlement process in hope to...