Rizal appeals US to talk with Nepal, Bhutan and India to end refugees’ plight (Nepalnews. com)
Bhutanese refugee leader Tek Nath Rizal, on Wednesday, said that if the United States is, indeed, serious regarding ensuring [Bhutanese] refugees their rights then it should be able to talk with Nepal, Bhutan and India together at the same time.

DPT’s Punakha tour ends on a high (Kuensel)
31 October, 2007 - After a lukewarm response through most of Punakha dzongkhag, the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa ended its familiarization tour of the district on a positive note with about 500 people attending its last meeting in Toebesa on October 29.

Bhutanese refugees must go back for polls: Nepali PM (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Oct 28 (Xinhua) Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Sunday said Bhutanese refugees living in the country must return to their homes before the 2008 general elections in Bhutan.

NEPAL: Bhutanese refugee children want new lives (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Basudev Osti, a 17-year-old Bhutanese citizen, grew up in the refugee camp of Khudanabari in Jhapa district, about 500km east of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. “My dream is to be liberated from my state as a refugee…” Osti said.

Bhutan blanked in opening game (Kuensel)
31 October, 2007 - Bhutan lost 0-4 to Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the AFC U-16 championships qualifiers played at the Prince Mohammed Ben Fahd stadium in Dammam on October 27.

UN Provides Rehabilitation Info For Bhutanese Refugees (Bernama)
KATHMANDU, Oct 30 (Bernama) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun providing information to the Bhutanese Refugees on matters relating to rehabilitation in the third countries, China’s Xinhua said quoting a report in a local newspaper, “The Rising Nepal”, Tuesday.

Refugees should be repatriated before Bhutanese general election: PM Koirala (Nepalnews. com)
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that Bhutanese refugees who wish to go back to their country should be repatriated before 2008 so that they would be able to participate in the general election scheduled to take place in Bhutan that year.

Bhutan declares war on littering (BBC News)
Bhutan passes new laws imposing heavy fines on people found guilty of littering.

Gross National Happiness is enlightening (Kuensel)
31 October, 2007 - The path that Bhutan had chosen for development and change, inspired by Gross National Happiness, was not just a unique philosophy but had scientific basis and, in that sense, was enlightening, according to His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, Willem Alexander of the Netherlands.

US Asst Secy to visit Nepal to gear up resettlement of Bhutanese refugees (Nepalnews. com)
US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey is arriving in Nepal on October 29 as part of her 12-day long visit to Nepal, Bhutan and India, making fresh effort for resettlement of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal.

It’s time to know
31 October, 2007 - Our political debate is, in many ways, decided by the level of frustration among political parties. Now it has become a crossfire of allegations, apparently spurred by the comments and indirect exchanges during the familiarization campaign.

Gross National Happiness is enlightening

His Majesty King Khesar with His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange and Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands

31 October, 2007 - The path that Bhutan had chosen for development and change, inspired by Gross National Happiness, was not just a unique philosophy but had scientific basis and, in that sense, was enlightening, according to His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, Willem Alexander of the Netherlands.

ACC, OAG to appeal
31 October, 2007 - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) have decided to appeal against last week’s judgment by Phuentsholing dungkhag court, which acquitted 72 RICBL employees.

DPT’s Punakha tour ends on a high
31 October, 2007 - After a lukewarm response through most of Punakha dzongkhag, the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa ended its familiarization tour of the district on a positive note with about 500 people attending its last meeting in Toebesa on October 29.

From one TCC to another

The disputed property

31 October, 2007 - In yet another legal battle between the government and a private company, the court has ruled in favour of the latter.

Bhutan blanked in opening game

Better luck, next time, boys

31 October, 2007 - Bhutan lost 0-4 to Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the AFC U-16 championships qualifiers played at the Prince Mohammed Ben Fahd stadium in Dammam on October 27.

Warmth at a premium this winter
30 October, 2007 - With winter creeping in, many Thimphu residents are desperate for fuel. Only there is no briquette and kerosene is rationed.

Two more hats in the Tsirang NC ring

Gauri Shankar Upadhyay Adhikari

Jiwan Gurung

30 October, 2007 - Two more candidates, Gauri Shankar Upadhyay Adhikari, 56 and 40-year old Jiwan Gurung, have declared their intention to contest the National Council (NC) seat from Kikorthang gewog in Tsirang.

Car up for grabs in golf tournament
30 October, 2007 - A Maruti Zen Estilo car will be the coveted first prize of the India House Maruti Golf Tournament, which will be held from November 10-13 at the India House Golf Course to coincide with the birthday celebrations of His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo.

Test your taste buds

29 October, 2007 - Thimphu, the world’s fastest growing city, is experiencing a quiet culinary revolution. Thanks to enterprising restaurateurs in the city, gourmands can try out a variety of cuisines from Middle Eastern to American fast food to Italian, Chinese, Thai and Indian.

The revolution perhaps took root years ago when tourism began in 1974 and opened the floodgates for gourmet foods for dollar paying tourists. A number of Bhutanese went out to train as chefs and in time branched out to set up their own places to eat.

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