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Namgay Zam (born 1985) is a Bhutanese journalist and activist. Having made her name as a producer and anchor on the public Bhutan Broadcasting Service, she served from 2019 to 2023 as executive director of the Journalists' Association of Bhutan. A 2016 lawsuit against Zam was considered the first test case of the country's press freedoms after ...
For many years, Bhutan did not have modern telecommunications. The first radio broadcasts commenced in November 1973, when the National Youth Association of Bhutan (NYAB) began radio transmissions of news and music for a half-hour each Sunday, under the name "Radio NYAB." [2] The transmitter was first rented from a local telegraph office in ...
This is a list of films produced in the country of Bhutan. The films are all produced in Dzongkha language, the national language of Bhutan. Bhutanese films have gained a vast popularity amongst its citizens in the recent times due to various available multi media. Dzongkha movies contain many songs for audience attentions.
A new group is among the two political parties chosen by Bhutan's people to contest its fourth free vote since democracy was established 15 years ago, while the outgoing ruling party was knocked ...
Along the way we meet Bhutan's everyday people, such as a transgender bar singer, a wealthy farmer and his three wives, a teenage girl who worries about her mother's alcoholism, or a recent widower who finds solace in religion. Through them we get a glimpse into the Bhutanese society and their views on happiness in face of adversity.
Below is a list of newspapers published in Bhutan. [1] [2] Bhutan Observer — English and Dzongkha; formerly bi-weekly, now only online; Bhutan Times — English; weekly; Bhutan Today — English; bi-weekly; Bhutan Youth — English; The Bhutanese [3] — English and Dzongkha; weekly; Business Bhutan — English and Dzongkha; weekly; Daily ...
The movie was described as "a genre-bending work, blending elements of neo-noir with Bhutanese mysticism." [4] in 2014, Karma Dhendup directed Ap Bokto, a 3-d computer-animated fim based on a Bhutanese folk tale. In 2016, Drukten: The Dragon's Treasure was the first Bhutanese 2-d animation movie. [8]
Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government. The reigning monarch is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The current Prime Minister of Bhutan is Tshering Tobgay, leader of the People's Democratic Party. Bhutan's democratic transition in 2008 is seen as an evolution of its social contract with the monarchy since 1907 ...