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Ltd.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">June 2, 2006</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dzongkha" title="Dzongkha">Dzongkha</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Thimphu" title="Thimphu">Thimphu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Newspaper_circulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspaper circulation">Circulation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">All over Bhutan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bhutanobserver.com.bt">bhutanobserver<wbr />.com<wbr />.bt</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phuntso_Wangmo,_CEO_of_Bhutan_Observer,_and_Needrup_Zangpo,_Editor-in-Chief.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Phuntso_Wangmo%2C_CEO_of_Bhutan_Observer%2C_and_Needrup_Zangpo%2C_Editor-in-Chief.jpg/220px-Phuntso_Wangmo%2C_CEO_of_Bhutan_Observer%2C_and_Needrup_Zangpo%2C_Editor-in-Chief.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Phuntso_Wangmo%2C_CEO_of_Bhutan_Observer%2C_and_Needrup_Zangpo%2C_Editor-in-Chief.jpg/330px-Phuntso_Wangmo%2C_CEO_of_Bhutan_Observer%2C_and_Needrup_Zangpo%2C_Editor-in-Chief.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Phuntso_Wangmo%2C_CEO_of_Bhutan_Observer%2C_and_Needrup_Zangpo%2C_Editor-in-Chief.jpg/440px-Phuntso_Wangmo%2C_CEO_of_Bhutan_Observer%2C_and_Needrup_Zangpo%2C_Editor-in-Chief.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3240" data-file-height="4320" /></a><figcaption>Phuntso Wangmo (left), CEO of Bhutan Observer, and Needrup Zangpo (right), Editor-in-Chief, with the National Order of Merit, awarded by His Majesty, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, on December 17, 2011.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i><b>Bhutan Observer</b></i> was <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>'s first private bilingual <a href="/wiki/Newspaper" title="Newspaper">newspaper</a>. It was launched as a private limited company by parent company Bhutan Media Services (BMS), and began publishing on June 2, 2006, in <a href="/wiki/Thimphu" title="Thimphu">Thimphu</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/Dzongkha" title="Dzongkha">Dzongkha</a> edition was called <i>Druk Nelug</i>, and the newspaper maintained an online service in English until 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dzo1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dzo1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The newspaper employed about 60 people in editorial, commercial, administrative, and managerial departments. The editorial department won several national journalism awards for the best editorial, best Dzongkha issue, best editorial cartoon, and the most valuable story on <a href="/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness" title="Gross National Happiness">Gross National Happiness</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former Executive Editor, <a href="/wiki/Sonam_Kinga" title="Sonam Kinga">Sonam Kinga</a>, was one of several relatively young individuals to make an early entry into newly <a href="/wiki/Bhutanese_democracy" title="Bhutanese democracy">democratic Bhutanese politics</a> in 2007, winning a seat and leadership position in the kingdom's first <a href="/wiki/Bhutanese_National_Council_election,_2007%E2%80%932008" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhutanese National Council election, 2007–2008">National Council elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Bhutan began developing its private media sector, fledgling media outlets including the <i>Bhutan Observer</i> faced scrutiny by public figures over novice reporting, misquoted sources, and viewpoint biases with the effect of presenting overly sensational and negative coverage in articles.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Language of publication has also become a significant issue, as government language requirements strain publishers' budgets. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Druk_Nelug">Druk Nelug</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan_Observer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Druk Nelug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dzongkha" title="Dzongkha">Dzongkha</a> edition, <i>Druk Nelug</i>, was published in compliance with government media language requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-dzo1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dzo1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dzo2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dzo2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While <a href="/wiki/Dzongkha" title="Dzongkha">Dzongkha</a> is the national language, it is not spoken natively among the majority of Bhutanese.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the general population, Dzongkha abilities have improved, but still need development according to a <i>Bhutan Observer</i> editor. Despite language reforms and improved public competency, many Bhutanese find English easier to read, speak, and write.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amid concerns of the long term sustainability of the <i>Bhutan Observer</i> and other media's Dzongkha editions, the government in 2007 began to subsidize the translation of English language advertisements into Dzongkha, and granted exemptions from sales tax and import duties. The tax breaks were set to expire after a period of five years, but may be renewed.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the Dzongkha <i>Druk Nelug</i> and English language <i>Bhutan Observer</i> were heavily subsidized by government advertisements within a marketing industry subject to significant government control on a policy basis.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, nearing the five year mark and having neither approached sustainability nor obtained tangible government support, the <i>Observer</i> requested that the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) allow it to discontinue publication of <i>Druk Nelug</i>; that request was denied. The newspaper said it would abide by the government's decision, but that the <i>Druk Nelug</i> might be reduced to a symbolic publication due to its commercial infeasibility.<sup id="cite_ref-dzo2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dzo2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="End_of_Print_Publication">End of Print Publication</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan_Observer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: End of Print Publication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 1, 2013, the <i>Bhutan Observer</i> announced the end of its printed edition. It continued as an online publication which also ended in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan_Observer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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