Bhutan: Boost For The Media

Posted 17 August 2009 16:42 GMT

Written byRezwan

Countries	Bhutan
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Governance, Media & Journalism
Languages	English

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· Bhoutan : Un soutien aux médias

Tshering Tobgay, the leader of the opposition in Bhutanese parliament and a blogger, informs about two good news for the Bhutanese journalists: 1) The King has ordered to “strengthen media agencies so that they may carry out their duties, without fear or favour, in the interest of democracy” and 2) The journalists got a new press club equipped with internet, TV, a restaurant and a bar.

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