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Bhutan's first daily debuts 3 November, 2008 - The information and communication minister, Lyonpo Nandalal Rai, said that the government was ready to support free media as he launched the country's first daily newspaper, Bhutan Today, on October 30. "Democracy means responsibility and journalists have an important role to play in making democracy to success," said the minister. The eight-paged morning daily is a newspaper written in simple English covering all sections of life to cater to all audiences, said the daily's managing editor, K B Lama. "The language of the paper is made so simple that a person who know basic English can easily understand the content," he said. Being a daily, he said, the newspaper will have a greater advantage over other papers when it comes to urgency and news breaking. "Bhutan Today was not to compete with other bi-weekly and weekly papers, but to complement each other. And we'll survive," he said. The management of Bhutan Today said that their sole objective was to keep the Bhutanese people informed continuously and provide choice of communication. "We're very confident about our timing on circulation and the paper quality is environment friendly," said one of the editors. Bhutan Today has a bureau correspondent in Bumthang, Gelephu, Mongar and Phuentsholing and eight reporters in the capital. By Tandin Wangchuk *** Also see this: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200811031431.htm
