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India-Pakistan
Bhutan gets first private newspaper
2006-05-02
GUWAHATI: The first edition of Bhutan's only privately owned newspaper sold out within hours of hitting the stands amid ongoing constitutional moves towards democracy in the Himalayan kingdom. The weekly Bhutan Times went on sale on Sunday and was snapped up rapidly, according to the website of the Kuensel newspaper, the official government weekly. "With freedom of the press comes great responsibility," Bhutan's PM Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup was quoted as saying during the paper's launch ceremony in the capital Thimphu on Sunday. The 32-page launch edition carried as its main story Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchucks views on the kingdom's evolution towards a multi-party democracy.
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