Bhutan Times

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name = Bhutan Times


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headquarters = Thimphu, Bhutan
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website = http://www.bhutantimes.bt

The "Bhutan Times" is Bhutan's first privately owned newspaper, and only the second in the country after the government-run "Kuensel". Its first edition, with 32 pages, hit the proverbial 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). [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1687724,000500020006.htm] . The weekly paper came out on Sundays until December 2007 when the management decided to become a bi-weekly paper. Bhutan Times comes out on Wednesdays and Sundays.

The private newspaper is run by a group of young reporters and editors.

Another private newspaper called the "Bhutan Observer" was launched later in 2006.

External links

* [http://www.bhutantimes.bt Bhutan Times website]
* [http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6504 "Two private newspapers to start in April", Kuensel Online]