Bhutan Times
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| foundation = 2006
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| owners = Bhutan Media Services
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| language = English
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| headquarters = [[Thimphu]], [[Bhutan]]
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| website = http://www.bhutantimes.bt
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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]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Bhutan]]
[[Category:English-language newspapers]]
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