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| Bhutan’s Plans for Democracy Exclude Hindu Refugees |
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| Written by Nava Thakuria | |
| Thursday, 31 May 2007 | |
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It’s
democracy for some as Bhutan refuses to allow more than 100,000
Bhutanese Hindu refugees to return home.
The refugees are Nepali-speaking Bhutanese who were driven out after they protested the passage of a law in the 1980s that arbitrarily cancelled their citizenship. As many as a sixth of the Bhutanese population, most of them living in the south of the country, fled Bhutan in 1990. They have been living in refugee camps in Nepal since that time, seeking to get back home.
Bhutan, also known as Druk Yul or the Dragon Kingdom, is surrounded by Nepal, India and Tibet. The country is the midst of a unique transition from absolute monarchy to multiparty democracy, bequeathed by the Dragon King, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, and not because of any popular uprising. Previously, his main accomplishment visible to the outside world was his Gross National Happiness standard-of-living index but in December last year, having set democracy in motion, he abdicated the throne in favor of his eldest son, the Oxford- educated Crown, he Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk.
The benefits of happiness, however, do not seem to be available to Hindu Bhutanese.
“Some 108,000 Bhutanese refugees have been registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees," says Suhas Chakma, the director of the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), a New Delhi based rights body. Following a visit to the refugee camps in Nepal last month, Chakma reiterated his demand that Bhutan be held accountable for settlement of the exiles.
Bhutan is finding this an annoying distraction from Jigme’s plans for democracy, which is getting a series of dry runs prior to the election of a prime minister and council of ministers next year, diminishing the monarchy to a ceremonial role. A second round of mock polls was completed Monday, with school children under the supervision of the Election Commission of Bhutan participating as dummy candidates. Four mock parties the Druk Red Party, Druk Blue Party, Druk Green Party and Druk Yellow Party, each with different symbols and colors participated. Electronic Voting Machines were in place, with assistance and support from India.
Meanwhile, two political parties, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bhutan People United Party (BPUP) have registered with the government. A third political party is in the offing, an alliance of retired civil servants, defense officials and businessmen called the Bhutan National Party (BNP).
"We definitely need at least three credible political parties, a local journalist told Asia Sentinel. “Otherwise it may turn into a situation where the voters would have to select one from two worst candidates," he said. "We expect for a smooth transition, though I cannot deny that many Bhutanese people are still apprehensive about democracy."
The mock polls are for everybody but the exiled Bhutanese, who repeatedly demanded to be included in the first round but were refused. Nepal-based separatists in the camps as well as the Bhutan Communist Party, a group formed by refugees, threatened to carry out bomb attacks in Bhutan during Monday's mock voting but the situation remained calm.
The Nepal government raised the issue with Bhutanese authorities in 15 rounds of talks, though it failed to convince Thimphu to allow the refugees to go home. Not a single refugee has returned to Bhutan. India, though recognized as Bhutan’s friendliest neighbor and biggest aid donor, has kept out of the dispute, arguing that 'it was a bilateral matter between Nepal and Bhutan.
It is difficult to see any immediate solution. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres visited some of the Nepal-based refugees recently, the first visit by a high-ranking UNHCR official to the camps since they were established 16 years ago. Speaking in Kathmandu, Guterres reiterated UNHCR's continuing effort to resolve the issue
"We will go on knocking at the door of Bhutan for the amicable repatriation of thousands of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal," he asserted. "Amazingly, the refugees have a great will to go back."
It appears that a lot of the Bhutanese will give up and migrate overseas. On May 26, US Ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty and announced that the US would offer permanent resident status to at least 60,000 of them, adding that the US would provide an additional US$2 million in food aid to the camps. Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway have also volunteered to take a share of refugees for resettlement. However, the Asian Center for Human Rights has asked all the countries not to undertake any hasty resettlements.
Speaking to Asia Sentinel from New Delhi, Suhas Chakma, the Asian Human Rights Center director, stressed: "The international community must be mindful of the implications of any resettlement process without any written commitment from Bhutan. It would be tantamount to supporting ethnic cleansing policies by the Royal Government of Bhutan."
He warned that if Bhutan can get away with 108,000 refugees, the situation of the remaining ethnic Nepalis in Bhutan could be untenable as they might also be forced to renounce their citizenship or leave Bhutan.”
“Bhutan, which has perfected the art of repression, need not expel the ethnic Nepalis en masse but it can somehow force them to leave,” he said.
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  written by Prem Chetri, May 31, 2007
Such false accusations like yours s not true. I am a Bhutanese Hindu and I just voted. Your false accusation is not helping us in Bhutan at all.
 written by bhakta, May 31, 2007
I percept Prem Chhetri is a bribed voter and his power of imagination is almost a big hole.He has no sense of remembering his own people living in Bhutan and outside under the descrimination.How he voted if he is not aware of rights.
 written by Shabdung, May 31, 2007
Jigme Singye has to be tried in front of the international criminal court at the Hague, for his notorious policy of ethnic cleansing. He has successfully cleansed 150,000 Bhutanese citizens from the country and is still in the plan of evicting around 80,000 southern Bhutanese. He is still using his absolute power to suppress and torture those opposing his despotic rule. He has been discriminating people on the basis of religion, race and region. He used his armies to rape the helpless citizens after arresting male members who dared to vioce for justice in the country. Now Jigme Singye resigned from the power to escape from the direct fallout of his repressive rule but he cant escape and one day or the other he will be facing the same fate that Saddam Hussein faced for his genocide.
 written by Taraman, June 01, 2007
First the media istelf reports inaccurate findings. I have lived in Bhutan for more than 50 years and I know having worked with government departments and also worked for a corporate body. All the above accussations are false. The 4th king had taken every possible initiative to treat all Bhutanese equal. He even introduced gifts for marriage between Hindu and Buddhist. I know how the people in the camps have fled or migrated. It was their own decision and now they are trying to blame the Bhutanse government. Its simply false accussation, so far I haven't seen even a single correct report esp. those prepared by the reporters from Kathmandu and India. With all these media, now the Bhutanese government is taking matters seriously when it comes to dealing with the remaining Hindu people in Bhutan.
 written by NGO, June 01, 2007
I have been working in bhutan for the last 10 years in Bhutan. I feel pretty on those lotshampa staying in refuge camps. Government of Bhutan has done so much to help its citizens. But because of few narrow minded leader has brainwashed lotshampas and made them to stay at camp. Because the leader want to get the camp registered to get doner, there he require population more then one lakhs.
Now this people leaving happy life in foreign country made suffer their friends and relative. therefore they must be put to jail instead of the King of Bhutan. Royal government of Bhutan has fact to prove who is at fault. And i feel funny with those editor reporting false information on Bhutan. Are this editor trying to gain popularity of their news paper or they just want to invite problems. The truth in black and white in every editor note are missing. Therefore all the information provided by those editor are false. if any one wish to know the fact, better dig for the truth banith. And i belive those doner are not fools. they may need proof to extend their help. keep waiting there will be time to see truth.
written by Tenzing Zangpo, June 01, 2007
Southern Bhutanese now living inside Bhutan has to face a gross discriminations on every aspects of their life in Bhutan. They are denied their right to education by refusing admission in the educational institutions on the plea that they possess no "No objection Certificate" notoriously called NOC. Almost all the scholarships are allocated to students of nothern Bhutanese without seeing the merit of the candidates. They are denied their right to equality by refusing jobs in the government sector, passport is never issued to the southern Bhutanese and they can never travel abroad. Those southerners who were in the high posts were either demoted or terminated. Tourist or the foreigners who visits Bhutan are never allowed to visit southern Bhutan. This was done to make an impression that Bhutanese are only those who lives in the north, west and some in the east. Southern Bhutanese were recently denied their political rights by denying them to vote for the so called mock election. They are always kept away from the mainstream and are indirectly tortured for the reason that they are of different religion and race.
Bhutan as projected by its ruler is not at all a paradise but it is a suffocating hell for its citizens. This true face of Bhutan is being hidden by its ruler since decades by not allowing visitors to move freely and interact with the common masses, by denying freedom of press and expression and as a whole by keeping the country always isolated. Now nobody can hide anything any longer because today is the world of internet and mobile telephone. One way or the other those suppressed people could express their decades old grievences to the outside world.
 written by franklin, June 01, 2007
Mr. prem Chhetri, if you are stll feeling you are free and out discrimination in BHUTAN, you are the living fool and devil to potray the autocrat regime who settled all the northerns in the land of those nepalis now suffering in the refugee camp.
Tell me one, the so call democracy in Bhutan need not prove anything if they only allow one journalist with his video crew to go in any part of bhutan and talk to people. Don't bring any context to this argument, if if and Bhutan is ready to allow this to happen the world will speak in itself. Another question, can you show and bring any report from any human rights organisation, or any western country or INGO that support one single policy of Bhutan. Why Bhutan is odd with its human rights report with all the countries in the world. Be realistic and practical, anyhow days are not far away you will be saying sorry with 32 of your teeth out and say lets forget what happened in the past. This is not any fantasy, write in your diary and if we live we will see. At this moment, continue writing defending your GNH government, you will be rewarded as long as they need you and throw like a toilet tissue, thats what they had done to Gup of Gelephu in the name of fraud.
 written by rita maya, June 01, 2007
Don't try blemish the image of bhutan in the eyes of the International community. We the ethnic Nepalese who listened to the king to stay back in bhutan after he visited the southern Bhutan twice during the time of turmoil in early ninties are all treated well and fair by the Bhutan government under the benovelent king.Please do not accuse Bhutan. It was all the decisions of the people themselves to leave the country despite the resigned monarch's repetitive appeal to stay back.
We the southern bhutanese are having a great time in Bhutan and we love our country and the king so much. Let alone calling him a big criminal, words cannot express his selflessness and kindness for the people of Bhutan. He is a great man whose kind the world will seldom see in future!!!
 written by Drukpa Kinley, June 01, 2007
I think all responsible Bhutanese should not go down to the level of the self centered individuals writing against Bhutan. All the Nepalese just answer one simple question. Can you do away with your "caste system", if you can then start talking about ethnic cleansing (we are Buddhist) and human rights, democracy etc. Bhutan we dont have any caste system thats why development is going in leaps and bounds. Sorry to say "The grapes are always sour" when you cant have it.
 written by Tejman Mongar., June 01, 2007
I am severely irritated with the most irresponsible comments of Prem Chetri, Taraman and Rita Maya. If you can not be honest to your own conscience you better keep your mouth shut since the whole world has witnessed how much of repression the southern Bhutanese have faced from the autocratic regime. Time is not far that the exiled Bhutanese are coming back to their own homes. Better watchout. Gone are the days of spies (CHAMCHAS).
If you are not sincere to your own community the other one for whom you are working will also not trust you. You better stop it in time. If you continue this, time will come you will die yourself a moral death.
 written by Adhikari, June 02, 2007
Tenzing Zangpo said the Bhuatense refugees in Nepal are terrorist. i would like to make a comparision who is terrorist. southern bhutanese demonstrated for their rights and might be there were some incidents due to the demonstration. jigme singye invited the ULFAs into Bhutan and dined with them.
can anyone say, who is terrorist: one who is demanding for equal rights or one that dines with a underground armed group that is declared as terrorist by Indian government?
 written by william barny, June 02, 2007
Mr. Tejman, world is for Bhutan not refugees, the way the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the Netherlands have shown interest to accept them, clearly indicates that they accept Bhutanese leadership not the notorious Thinley Pejor and Tek Nath Rizal.
BTW Kodoos! Indian security forces, the refugees in the camps are real terrorists, who had destroyed all developmental activities in Bhutan. They should be meted with such treatmnt, "they are people, who s**t in their own bowls".
 written by Bhumi, June 02, 2007
The refugees are just asking for their right to live in a humantarian manner which was confiscated by the dictatorial Thimpu regime. If the fundamental need of the hour is not addressed by then any consequences may happen in near future. At that moment who will bear the responsibility, do you the 'CHAMCHAS' of Nazian Thimpu rule. Kuenley Dorji, Taraman, Pren and Rita including others are the elements to misguide the country and the people through different conspiracies, creating high confussion between world community against the refugee mass.
written by Bhumi, June 02, 2007
Thimpu is welcoming severe consequnces discarding its nationals from their rights of wellbeing and let them scatered around the neighboring coutries as rfugees. In shadow of so-called democracy potrated to make the palace more stronger, Thimpu is now playing anti India role leting America to establish its mission in Bhutan and connect with China. America plans to create misunderstanding between India and China, for which the upgrading relations of these two countries is not bearable. Wasington is also planing to sponsor on proposed road to be built from Thimpu to China through Gasa. In this pretext America is trying to Please Thimpu by propagating the humanitarian help to the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal as resettlement in US. Now the refugees are strongly going against the resettlement process proposed by America. In this context if their frustration brushtout then it will not leave Nepal, Bhutan and India untouched. At that time it seems Thimpu will be facing dire consequances. So,Be aware of this situation by respecting the refugees aspirations and accepting them as Humanbeing.
 written by Urgen Tschering, June 10, 2007
This all is due to the Bhutan king who is the chamcha of India. If only he believes his people and tried to act sensible and not listened Indian suggestion of evicting Nepalese Bhutanese who has lived in Bhutan for centuries, he would have been ruling for another centuries. Now, he is acting on the suggestion of India, he has to run away and live in Sikkim or Darjeling like the Sikkim's last traitor.
Long Live Bhutanese freedon. Down with Dictator Jigme. Down with Indian dictatorship. Long live our martyres, whom Indian bullet killed at the Mechi river.
 written by karma thinley, June 25, 2007
i hate to say human are living in such condition where there is "dog eat dog" treatment.I say let them say wat they want to speak....let them have their fill of speaking whatever comes in their mind,we bhutanses will ever-like stay in peace inside of our mind.We will never let that words of hatred touch our mind.And please i beg of .....that never have bad feelings obout the king,his type of human is seldom live in human world. It will only affect to your karmic action.what you sow ,will grow later.I lament for those people that doesnt sees life exits after death.Niether this world is the last one for you to live....nor end of your existence.You will leave even when you die.This thought is so powerfull, that if you can visualise in yourself...you will exprience a spine thrillin running in your body.Great proffessors in europe has come up with a strang thoery,called M-theory."m"..could mean mystiery,or monster,or mother.This was generated from a string theory,stating that, the world that we see is only from one dimension.But its up to you ,the more you live in.."dog eat dog" life...the more complicate you make yourself of.(by the way m just a student,spoke anything that came in my mind).Forgive me if i distrube anybody.
 written by sonam, June 26, 2007
The Education Ministry of the Royal Government of Bhutan has recently made a criteria to produce the security clearance for poor students pursuing higher education within the country only. Till last year these things have never been in the purview of the public and the poor students did not have any comments.This year alone some sixty to seventy students who were qualified for Sherubtse College and ILCS in Simtokha after plus 2 have been withheld with their new admission. It is so sad to see the young students hanging around as they could not pursue their higher education for the want of their so called security clearance. Had these two institutions are the training centres or for job related institutions then the want of such document is very appropriate. But it is just to study and strengthen their knowledge and become the qualified citizens of our country.
If this is the case then where lies the strong base of our nation?, Where lies the qulities of our future citizens? The very young and unfortunate students are the pure victims of such a unrealistic and unwanted situation. Their unhappiness and so called "Brain Drain" is directly against the concept of Gross National Happiness.The public wonder why the education ministry had to play such a trick to trumble down the future of our young citizens-in particular those unfortunate youths of Bhutan. This, what i feel is really a great sin!
 written by pema kheser, July 16, 2007
the one who wrote in anonymous name 'Shabdung' shoul be the most terrified and notorious criminal given the chance.he is a person without moral who could even screw his own sister and even his own mom.he is person without strenght but he will slaughter his own father given the chance.this are based on his f***king comment made upon what our beloved king is doing for us.
 written by sonam, July 22, 2007
Good that lot of exchange of various expression is going on in this website. One unbelieveable thing that the royal government of bhutan has embarked is that it is ' feared that they have given shelter to bin laden in some corner of the the countryside. That is why Bush could not find him yet'. The doubt can be substantiated from the fact that the his majesty used to collaborate with Indian separatist like Bodo and Ulfa, gave audiance to Japan's Buddhist terrorist Soko Asahara in Thimphu ealry 1990's and launched state terrorism to subdue the newly formed political parties in ealry 1990 and previously Bhutan state congress, by destrying the public services and attributing that to the parties.
 written by dawa, August 04, 2007
I bhutanese efugee living in nepal.i dont hav an words to say but please bhutan do not imagine bhutanes refugee are fool as like that of1990.if you do late to think for our rights to return home you will regrets a lot by not seeing the country peace.we will die rather to see USA.We are not animal that can happy when it get food and shlter.
kadinchhe
 written by Jonathan, August 19, 2007
one reason why US distance itself from having formal relationship with Bhutan is that Bhutan is ruled by dictatorship. There is no freedom of speech, freedom of press and human rights.On top of that RGoB threw so many southern Bhutanese from the country after sucking blood from them.Its the Nepali speeking people living in southern belt who help to build so many road communication system in the country.Had there been no southern Bhutanese,i think Bhutan would not ve existed in the world map.
These type of discussion still evoke the atrocities commited by RGoB to Nepali speakin Bhutanese in southern Bhutan. Army and even Dzongdas(District administrative officer) raped nepali speaking girls people in the south. In pretext of arranging meeting in the village,Dzongdas asked Village Headmen to arrange fresh girls for the night. When he could not arrange, Dozongdas asked the army to beat him. Many girls were forcefully taken from home by army and raped them. Many nepali speaking people silently suffered in this atrocities. There was no international body to assess what was happening since gov. didn't alow them. Gov.never exposed this news. Many people left the country just because they could not bear this humiliation. In some cases gov. forcefully asked people to take money and leave the the country and force the people to smile infront of camera as thy receive money. Buutan should not think it will enjoy same hapeness as they ve been enjoying. Judgement day for so called call "religious Budhist people","pure Bhutanese" is not so far. It's a crime against God to claim such merit after commiting such henious crime.
 written by tamang, September 10, 2007
I particapetd in 1990 demonstration in Souther Bhutan to claim Multi party Democracy and freedom by listining to my so called leader from Nepal. Did we success? No... Now i am happy that we did not success, otherwise, we would be living like Nepal in Bhutan... Bomb explosion, strike, demonstration, killing, raping, extorsion, kidnapping and all sorts of unimaginable things happining that only happen in hell.
I never saw my leader from that years onwards. But i heard recently that he with his family had settled in USA with our donation money. Now at lest i am happy and peaceful here in Bhutan. Those of you in Refugee camp, don't listen to your so called leader from Nepal.They are like leach, they want to suck your blood as long as you stay in Refugee camp. If there is no refugee camp, they don't have blood to suck. So move to USA and live happily. You made mistake in the beginning, like me, by listining to those leader. Don't repeat the mistake.
 written by Nick, September 17, 2007
I have been in Nepal and Bhutan but I am positive that Bhutan have nothing to do with Nepali. I hope from my heart that they will never fall down like Nepal. Bhutanese are so gentle and loving people In nepal they are only complaining and making strike. They are thinking only about themselves. That what many Westerners think anyway.
 written by shakira, September 17, 2007
haha!!! you refugees think only of returning, and why did you leave bhutan? because you created lots of problem, you had made the nations in trauma, because for your merits, you did what not things...the activities carried out by terrorists but thanks to bhutan that you were not labelled as terrorist only refugees.
 written by jimmy, October 05, 2007
well.. i feel our king have chosen the right decision.we Bhutanese don't like such a people who don't deserve to live in a peaceful country. the citizen of Bhutan are happy and remain happy. i think Nepali refugee returning to Bhutan will pollute our nation, and i hope it will remain as a day dream forever...have a wonderful life in japa
 written by tika rana, October 14, 2007
It is been almost 2decades of uncertaininty for both the Bhutan Government and the displaced Bhutanese in the refugees camps in Nepal. Former king took this steps to protect himself and his lineage. He knew very well that Lotshampas had a major contribution to the developement of Modren Bhutan and one day he was answerable to them. Bhutan was learning fast from mistakes made by nepal,s monarchy. If we look back I can recall few mistakes that were made.
1. fanatical implementation of dress code. 2. unplanned uprising in the south. ( if it was doen in 2000s, history would be different. 3. GOING TO NEPAL.***** Once the democracy comes in Bhutan, I hope things will change for better, for those Nepali speaking people who are still inside. Once people get the taste of democracy - than All the Lotshampas become a strong vote bank. Whether you dont wear gho/kira or dont speak Dzonkha doesnot matter.
 written by dorji, October 22, 2007
Shabdung, you know what you are talking about. Our king Jigme Singye is only man who is Budha in form of man...got it.
We love our king and how dare you compare our king with Saddam hussan..!!!you got to be punished for this. stupit man..kill u!!!! Now you can't think o f coming back to bhutan anyway..
 written by yeshey, October 28, 2007
Started from dress code 1989,in hope of making every citizen look same,talk same and think same.The idea of protest(JULUS)was of one unfaithful citizen.He lived in Bhutan and yet he did not wanted to be Bhutanese.His one thought just 'ONE thought'created all this fuss.And as the result sufferers are the laymen who even did not have an idea of what was doing on.I wonder,if he is humen being,how could he live with this. There is no point trying to believe that Bhutan and its king created the problem because you know the truth.As you read this your leader/that leader must be somewhere in a nicer place than you are.I personally dont hate you guys( refugee supporters)if you have ever considered yourself as bhutanese when you were/are living in Bhutan.
 written by yeshey, October 29, 2007
people wat if some supper powers invade our country ?are we gonna stand there and tell"we are out numbered...some of our brothers are still there in japa..can u stop the attack for few more yrs?"..well we need every bhutanese to be together let it be a southern or northern or eastern wat ever..we really need to get our brothers and sisters back from japa 'BUT'never..never let those who threatened to bombard our country to get in...we need to keep this people out of bussiness..even if it costs our very life itself...LONG LIVE THE FORTH KING..
written by shakira, December 06, 2007
since the eyes of both of you were blinded with crimes and defilements, you don't see the things as it was. you mistake this for that, so it happened here when you address the king of bhutan as what not things. anyway, since he is a diamond to the people of bhutan, your s**t like words won't diminish its brightness.so,if i were to take actions then first thing i will do is to make you rotten people like you vanish in a thin year, because it's a person like you who is causing a great harm in a name of humanity. you are doing the crime and you pin point our people and our king. we are a nation of one people. there aren't any discrimination when it comes to religion. if there is one, it should be you...not the religion. we love each and every people of bhutan, inluding our kings and royal family because it is due to them, that we are still unique and happy in this modern world. and when it comes to the size in a map or in reality, we don't care a bit as we are happy with our own bed. we don't have to go begging for the shelter as we have done nothing wrong like the way you guys did. never dream of shattering our country's happiness and security.
 written by ldhapper, December 13, 2007
In 21st century, whatever be the mode of rule, either the monarchy (various level of authority), democracy or communism, people all over the globe can raise the differences of opinion. With the dire cause of raising the differences in thoughts, no ruler can exercise the end powers to categorize its citizen as non-nationals and evict from the country. A country cannot be a part and parcel of the advantageous community only. In a heterogeneous community like Bhutan, it is too obvious from any homo-sapeins to react when their equally rich and seperate culture has been made a puppet as a lolly puff.
It is the fantasy of king Jigme, with just handful of nobles and 15% nation population to favour their dominance over the entire nation. The cunningness of India as to fulfill its interest dragged this problem unsolved. The Indian took the advantage on the following facts: 1. Use of DUARS and annexation to its territory where 3cores Indian live. 2. Trap the watershed of Bhutan and benefit its 10cores directly from hydropower. 3. Install the Indian military in Bhutan to check the Chinese regression. Today India keeps 30 thousand war gurellas to fight the Chinese counterpart. 4. Colonize Bhutan so as to import the raw materials and feed their industries and again sale the finished goods to Bhutanese market(exactly as they learned from British) One should clearly understand the muddy politics of advantage and join the helping hands to the common cause.
 written by tashey wangyal, December 13, 2007
you all lhotshampas are one who eat in ones own plate and
sheet on it.you all are there because of your deed. how dare u call our king as CHAMCHA.I think you people will never get happyness in life.so wherever you go dont come to bhutan because we bhutanese are peaceloving ones and your presence will pollute us. So goodbye bastards and happy stay in hell.
 written by Kinzang Joshua, December 30, 2007
This website is serving as a good platform for people to express their concerns and views. But I am afraid if this is going to do more of a damage, rather than being constructive.
I can see that many Bhutanese are expressing their views out of zeal and loyalty to the King and the country (which is good. But not being sensitive to the feelings of the refugees. If we the Bhutanese claim to be peace loving people, we must learn how to respect all human beings as human beings including the refugees, despite of having differences between the two. At the same time I can see that those who accuse the King and the Leadership are doing out of frustration, rather than being hopeful and positive in approach. Yes, we do understand your feelings, yet you are requested to keep your emotion under control. Share your views to build the bridge. Don't let your views bring more divisions, which will further the gape. This site must serve as a platform to usher love, forgiveness and reconciliation. So no more dirty words/language please! God bless our country, the King and the people. And may God bring honorable solution to the refugee problem!
written by Kinzang Joshua, December 30, 2007
This website is serving as a good platform for people to express their concerns and views. But I am afraid if this is going to do more of a damage, rather than being constructive.
I can see that many Bhutanese are expressing their views out of zeal and loyalty to the King and the country (which is good). But not being sensitive to the feelings of the refugees. If we the Bhutanese claim to be peace loving people, we must learn how to respect all human beings as human beings including the refugees, despite of having differences between the two. At the same time I can see that those who accuse the King and the Leadership are doing it out of frustration, rather than being hopeful and positive in approach. Yes, we do understand your feelings, yet you are requested to keep your emotion under control. Share your views to build the bridge. Don't let your views bring more divisions, which will further the gape. This site must serve as a platform to usher love, forgiveness and reconciliation. So no more dirty words/language please! God bless our country, the King and the people. And may God bring honorable solution to the refugee problem!
 written by Dradul, January 08, 2008
as some one rightly said this forum should not be misused. The accusation made to eachother does not serve any purpose rather breeds hatred. Why cant we post our genuine problems rather than shooting at each other. Some comments are sheer nonesense. So i would like to request you all whoever visits this site to be judicious in your presentation so that the true picture is portrayed. Lets not been driven by our hatred to eachother. Lets use our heads.
Dradul
 written by Qz, January 15, 2008
this is to the writer of this report i don't think u shud 've written somuch bad thinks abt my country,my people n my beloved king...............i don't know if u 've been to bhutan or not but if u have not then, u don't know what kind of ppl n country we r n u shudn't judge us by some bulls**t that u heard 4m those refugees.It would be wrong on ur part to blame everything on our govt. because u 've not even analyzed the whole deal..........n as of our king he was seventeen when he became the king of Bhutan n he gave hundred n thousands of people free education n health care..........so the next time u write some thing bad about my king think what is the most helpful thing that u have done at the age of 17?.........think ok...........n one more thing he actually requested them to stay(kings don't request they command but he did n u shud know y),he even talked with them...where they were actually crying n saying they wouldn't leave.......but the very next moring they left with smile on there faces(check the 1994 kuensel for photos) soooooooo the next time u write think........ok
 written by BiKash Thapa, January 21, 2008
Due to "ley-jumdrey" you people are residing in JAPA.And no one can change this. So "happy stay down there"
I am happy being bhutanese nepali and enjoying every rights and previlages given to us in bhutan. i am few lucky ones to be in such a dynamic country. long live our king and long live our country
 written by penjor, March 29, 2008
is a picture of an old woman resting while shading her eyes from the sun supposed to represent a 'pathetic refugee'?
 written by mesohorny, May 08, 2008
the refugees and the refugee supporters need to face the reality of illegal immigration in bhutan. their standard position seems to be to ignore that it ever happened. all nepalese in bhutan are bhutanese citizens and they have been living there for 200 years bla bla ...
take a look at these links: https://www.bhutantimes.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=440&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=0 http://www.bhutannica.org/index.php?title=Illegal_Immigration_in_Bhutan
 written by Drukstylz, June 11, 2008
I think Nepal should look at the Madhesi/minority problem. That is a time bomb just waiting to go off. We are probably
going to see a large scale civil disturbance in Nepal soon. Larger than normal disturbance I mean... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://madhesi.wordpress.com/files/2006/08/on-the-frontlines-in-nepal.jpg&imgrefurl=http://kathmanduspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/03/aftermaths-of-madhesi-uprising.html&h=270&w=386&sz=47&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=ST1zYeBRECvLJM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=123&prev=/images?q=madhesi&um=1&hl=en&sa=G
 written by N. Ghale, August 08, 2008
I read some above but there are mixed with true and false. Anyway just think that if your guest wants to become owner of your home, what you will do????
 written by scg, August 10, 2008
Whatever it be, we the existing southern bhutanese are suffererafter all, as causes for 'JULUS'for which the government are punishing by not giving proper census status or citizinship identity to existing one who still hope for the best that might favour the living stragety for who are still having problem & every time visiting Tashichhodzong in census division for the verification & clerance for census status & issuance of new identity ship. Allas! after the dectator of fourth Druk Gyalpo, & upraising of nemly formed government might have new plans for five years plans, so, they might come with solution to solve the problems faced by existing southern bhutanese. hope for the best & hope is future....
all the reader do not strugle for this piece of mail... u canot do just by writing nonsence over mail & surfing these way, if u really want 2 than come & form a for peace.......7 that is what life is.......
 written by ugyen, August 24, 2008
as far as i am concerned bhutan is a very peace loving country...the kind of relationship that there is between the government and its people is something that we here in bhutan appreciate soo much because it is unlike other nations in the world whereby the government and people never blends well together....and those of you who went as far as insulting our king...i dont think your words can have as much effect as it will if you all come together and demand your rights in a very diplomatic manner rather than insulting a leader who for the last 34 years has selflessly served out nation...and if you think that his dedication and loyalty to our great nation is nothing but all bullsh**t and diplomacy or for fame i would suggest you come here and live here in bhutan as one of its citizens...then only would you all realize why nations around the globe envies bhutan... we may not have money or technology like the west but we have somthing called happiness and peace and that is al that countss...
and if i am not mistaken a few years back a group of our bhutanese census officails went down to the refugee camps to investigate and then register those who were truly the bhutanese refugees but they were beaten mercilessly and the refugees even tried to burn them down and the police simply didnot help these officialss...why??????,.,,,,because yess...a certain group of bhutanese does exist and the rest are all nepalis who are falsely claiming to be bhutanese....so when our offcials came down there for registeration they got angry because clearly they had no proof of being bhutanese and the few lot who were bhutanese would get their citizenship back and resettle in bhutan...and these nepalis who were not registered would be recognized as nepaliss and ultimately they would not recieve funds from the united nationss ...am i not rigth??...these people just wants to sit back not do anything and recieve free food n home from the un and then try to get into bhutan where the prospectss for a better life is moree.... and yess to those readers who say our country is a totalitarian country...yess we agree our king was a dictator but we thank god he wasnt like saddam hussein or hitlerr...and mind you the reason why alll these refugees wants to come back to bhutan and not go to the us or any other nationss is because we have got peace and happiness unlike other nationss...and all because of our kingg...did i already mention that???
 written by kfccc, August 24, 2008
zhabdung...i dont think our king should be tried for ethnic cleansing because there is absolutely no evidence of such crimeesss....you say he discriminates us on the basis of our religion,race and region?? what proof do you have...do you knoww the southern bhutanese and each and every child here recieves free education....police,health facilities...evrything is free...and leave aside even ppl who come outside from our country when they are here in bhutan get free servicess...n religion...i have bhutanese friendss who are christianss,hinduss,muslimss....and i see they enjoy the same privileges we dooo....so what do you say???....and where the hell is the proog that our king ordered his armies to rape other menss wifee....do you know our king is a husband to 4 queens and a father of 10....and dont worry you can dream on about our king suffering the same fate as saddam hussein bcuz i think the whole of bhutan's population would have to be destroyed first before people like you can even lay a finger on his majesty...and mind you his rule never fell...he gave it uppp...he never strived to bcum a dictator like hitler and mussolini but he was born a dictator and mind you....the people of bhutan in 1907 made his great grandfather and their heirs dictators not becuz they were leaders likethat of other nationss....but we had faith in them and always will....so please dont feed any more crap online....think before you speak and speak wid raw evidencess not simply lip-servicee
 written by karma, August 24, 2008
Hey who on earth are you to insult My king? He has done morethan any leader in this world today for a country. How can you say that he is misusing his powers? Mind you he has used his powers to the Bhutanese people in a very just way and it was a power that did not make anyone feel supressed. I can curse and write a lot about you but I don't want to because you are some one who really do not know the meaning of peach and happiness. So the next time you make a remark on this line give a second thought.
 written by PRABESH LAMICHHANE, August 29, 2008
Bhutanees Refugee who has been living in Nepal since a long time and those who were born and grown up in Nepal is not a matter of importance to the Druk rurals in Bhutan as its beyond their limit. They are just popet. Master is in delhi who is controlling them. Like in Nepal they don't want peace to prevail in Bhutan.so they have ordered to abolish people from other religion and ethnicity from Bhutan. Drukpas normally don't have such ability within themself. But their Indian Master has supported them for doing so.
Peace in Bhutan is just a drama and due to bhutanees greed of power lots of people of nepali origin have not just got a simple facility that a human can get. people are not allowed to practise their religion. This is just the way to end of bhutan. Hope to see the real democracy and the end of cruel rule in Bhutan. Everyone in Bhutan should know when the Wangchuk Dynasty came to bhutan and since how long people of nepali origin are living there.
 written by sonam, October 11, 2008
The author is has just reported in his dreams or a imaginery and personal. I think you his filled with negative thoughts about bhutan and its people. A reporter should be fair and acurate in reporting such things. I believe he is not aware of what is happening in his own family or house.
written by Tod, May 01, 2009
Bhutanese girls are beautiful..where can I find one for dating and relationship?
written by kevinchan, July 13, 2010
Now Jigme Singye resigned from the power to escape from the direct fallout of his repressive rule but he cant escape and one day or the other he will be facing the same fate that Saddam Hussein faced for his genocide.
written by Peter Kalley, November 05, 2010
I have couple of Bhutanese refugee friends who have been resettled from refugee camp in Australia recently . They are very nice people. I heard from them their sad and traumatic stories and say doccuments which tells them that they were real Bhutanese citizenship and land tax receits but they had to bear harsh torture from Bhutan govt. So Bhutan govt is unfair. I'm helping these refugees to file cases in International Court of Justice against those involved in Bhutan like King (Bloody bugger so called monster king Jigmey singay w.) and Dago Tshering, Daso and Dzongdha, police, armies etc etc who were involved in treating the Southern Bhutanese unfairly. We will try to hang Jigmay S. Wangchuck and Dago Tshering, Jigmei Y. Thenley etc like Sadaam Hussain. Now we will help these refugees to raise voice against false democracy so that we will have good new democracy in Bhutan in future.
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the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has been winning strokes across
the world for its abdicating king’s voluntary decision to
bequeath democracy to his subjects, the dark side is the 100,000
Bhutanese refugees, in neighboring Nepal who were kicked out of
Bhutan in 1991.
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