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List Of Newspapers In Bhutan
Below is a list of newspapers published in Bhutan. * ''Bhutan Observer'' — English and Dzongkha; formerly bi-weekly, now only online * '' The Bhutan Times'' — English; weekly * '' Bhutan Today'' — English; bi-weekly * '' Bhutan Youth'' — English * ''The Bhutanese'' — English and Dzongkha; weekly * ''Business Bhutan'' — English and Dzongkha; weekly * '' Druk Neytshul'' — Dzongkha * '' Druk Yoedzer'' — Dzongkha * '' Gyalchi Sarshog'' — Dzongkha * '' The Journalist'' — English and Dzongkha; weekly * '' Kuensel'' — English and Dzongkha; daily External sites with news about Bhutan * Bhutan News Service - English and Nepali; located outside Bhutan See also *Media of Bhutan External links Newspapers List of BhutanBhutan InfoCom and Media Authority References __NOTOC__ {{Asia topic, List of newspapers in Bhutan Newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous country, Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul," or "Land of the Thunder Dragon". Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a land border. The country has a population of over 727,145 and territory of and ranks 133rd in terms of land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a Constitutional Democratic Monarchy with King as head of state and Prime Minister as head of government. Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion and the Je Khenpo is the head of state religion. The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the highest uncl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan Observer
The ''Bhutan Observer'' was Bhutan's first private bilingual newspaper. It was launched as a private limited company by parent company Bhutan Media Services (BMS), and began publishing on June 2, 2006, in Thimphu. Its Dzongkha edition was called ''Druk Nelug'', and the newspaper maintained an online service in English until 2013. The newspaper employed about 60 people in editorial, commercial, administrative, and managerial departments. The editorial department won several national journalism awards for the best editorial, best Dzongkha issue, best editorial cartoon, and the most valuable story on Gross National Happiness. The former Executive Editor, Sonam Kinga, was one of several relatively young individuals to make an early entry into newly democratic Bhutanese politics in 2007, winning a seat and leadership position in the kingdom's first National Council elections. As Bhutan began developing its private media sector, fledgling media outlets including the ''Bhutan Observe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bhutan Times
The ''Bhutan Times'' is Bhutan's first privately owned newspaper, and only the second in the country after the government owned and autonomous '' Kuensel''. Its first edition, with 32 pages, hit newsstands on April 30, 2006, with a high-profile interview of Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, the young crown prince of Bhutan, who had recently been designated to succeed his father as king in 2008. The creation of a free press within Bhutan is recognized as an important step in the ongoing transformation of Bhutan into a democratic society (see History of Bhutan). The weekly paper came out on Sundays until December 2007 when the management decided to become a bi-weekly paper. Bhutan Times came out on Wednesdays and Sundays for a period before reverting to only being published on Sundays. The private newspaper is run by a group of young reporters and editors. At its peak, the paper employed 98 people, but , that had decreased to 10. Another private newspaper called the ''Bhutan Obse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan Today
''Bhutan Today'', published in Thimphu, is the fourth English language newspaper published in Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous .... It was launched in October 2008. External links * * Newspapers published in Bhutan English-language newspapers published in Asia Newspapers established in 2008 Dzongkha-language newspapers {{Asia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan Youth (newspaper)
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous country, Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul," or "Land of the Thunder Dragon". Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a land border. The country has a population of over 727,145 and territory of and ranks 133rd in terms of land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a Constitutional Democratic Monarchy with King as head of state and Prime Minister as head of government. Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion and the Je Khenpo is the head of state religion. The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bhutanese
''The Bhutanese'' is a newspaper based in Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous .... It was founded by the investigative journalist Tenzing Lamsang in February 2012. Originally it was published bi-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays but, since August 2013, only weekly on Saturdays to focus on a weekly format. The paper is written mainly in English with a Dzongkha language section. External linksThe Bhutanese— official websiteThe Bhutanese— Facebook page Sources * ttp://www.tsheringtobgay.com/media/2012/the-bhutanese.html The Bhutanese References Newspapers published in Bhutan English-language newspapers published in Asia Dzongkha-language newspapers Publications established in 2012 2012 establishments in Bhutan {{Asia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Bhutan
''Business Bhutan'' is Bhutan's only financial newspaper. A weekly paper, written mainly in English with a Dzongkha Dzongkha (; ) is a Sino-Tibetan language that is the official and national language of Bhutan. It is written using the Tibetan script. The word means "the language of the fortress", from ' "fortress" and ' "language". , Dzongkha had 171,080 n ... language section, focuses on business, finance, and politics in Bhutan. External linksBusiness Bhutan— official websiteBusiness Bhutan— Facebook page Sources Journalists Association of Bhutanh1> References Newspapers published in Bhutan English-language newspapers published in Asia Dzongkha-language newspapers Newspapers established in 2009 2009 establishments in Bhutan Business newspapers {{Asia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druk Neytshul
The Druk ( bo, འབྲུག, dz, ་) is the "Thunder Dragon" of Tibetan and Bhutanese mythology and a Bhutanese national symbol. A druk appears on the flag of Bhutan, holding jewels to represent wealth. In Dzongkha, Bhutan is called ''Druk Yul'' "Land of Druk", and Bhutanese leaders are called Druk Gyalpo, "Thunder Dragon Kings". During the Bhutanese mock election in 2007, all four mock parties were called the ''Druk olourParty''.Every party had a separate colour representing its values. The national anthem of Bhutan, Druk tsendhen, translates into English as "Kingdom of Druk". The druk (also known as a "duk" or "dug") was adopted as an emblem by the Drukpa Lineage, which originated in Tibet and spread to Bhutan. According to traditional accounts, when the sect's founder, Tsangpa Gyare, 1st Gyalwang Drukpa, began to build Ralung Monastery, there was a violent storm. Thunder, or the "Cloud-Voice," is seen as the roar of the dragon. Deciding that this was an omen, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druk Yoedzer
Druk Yoedzer (''DY'') is a private newspaper in Bhutan. It is a Dzongkha Dzongkha (; ) is a Sino-Tibetan language that is the official and national language of Bhutan. It is written using the Tibetan script. The word means "the language of the fortress", from ' "fortress" and ' "language". , Dzongkha had 171,080 n ...-English weekly newspaper (Saturday). It was founded by Sonam Rinchen. As Bhutan has begun developing its private media sector, ''Druk Yoedzer'' is also one that has been recently opened. The weekly ''Druk Yoedzer'' was launched on 19 February 2011, the eighth newspaper in the country. The paper covers national and local news, entertainment, custom and religion, sports, and Dzongkha news. ''Druk Yoedzer'' has six reporters, all were trained by Bhutan Media Foundation (BMF). It has sixteen pages and is available every Saturday for ngultrum 10. The main objectives of ''Druk Yoedzer'' are to focus more on developing Dzongkha journalism and to promote and preserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journalist (Bhutan)
''The Journalist'', published in Thimphu, is an English language weekly newspaper published in Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou .... It was launched in December 2009. ''The Journalist'' is Bhutan's fifth private newspaper. External links The Journalist celebrates 3rd birthday References Newspapers published in Bhutan English-language newspapers published in Asia Newspapers established in 2009 2009 establishments in Bhutan {{Asia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
