Journalist Namgay Zam Leaving Country Signals Bhutan’s Brain Drain
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- Namgay Zam, the most well-known face on television in Bhutan, has left the country after an emotionally draining legal battle with an influential businessman, who had accused her of defamation due to her social media posting. She arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, days after the litigant chose to withdraw the case just as the verdict was ready to be announced. “Given a chance, I’d have loved to stay in Bhutan,” she says.
Zam, formerly a news anchor with Bhutan Broadcasting Service, had earlier alleged she was a victim of a “witch-hunt” started by Bhutan’s Chief Justice Tshering Wangchuk after she re-posted on social media an online petition written by a young doctor against the judge’s father-in-law, the petitioner in the defamation suit.
International media reported on and saw the case as a test of Bhutan’s press freedom, but most of Zam’s journalist colleagues remained mum on the issue, apparently out of fear due to the association of the country’s highest judge in the suit. The case was withdrawn in January. “There’s an extremely high level of self-censorship,” Zam says.
The journalist says she is excited about her new stint as the Deputy Editor with Onward Nepal, a media start-up, but also “a little sad.” Like her, many other young Bhutanese professionals are leaving the country, many of them moving to Australia and willing to take up even menial jobs. Bhutan appears to be experiencing a brain drain.
The Diplomat visited Zam in Kathmandu to speak to her about her decision to leave Bhutan.
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and yet she's back in the country. You should do a follow up on her today.
You are welcome in nepal, we love bhutanese people , specially educated ones who are willing to express themselves
look at you boo.. tryna be shady af
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Dear Bhutanese brother and sister,
I would like to write some message. I am seeing our visionary late king Mahendra BB shah of Nepal in the present king of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Don't trust indian and indian blessed political party. Please never think of throw the throne of the king. Whatever the situation or system, i am seeing progressive work from the government of Bhutan. Don't learn the lesson from Nepal (and sikkim) because we are suffering the republic.
She thought living there was easy initially, now she is back
She said given a choice she would be happy to stay n work here in bhutan
I don't see how she humiliated our country. She just stated obvious facts, no big deal. We Bhutanese should learn to accept what's true, be it bitter or sweet.
She is true to herself and a great human being. She stood up for what was right and got backlashed, you shouldn't be ashamed of her, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Tashi Yangzom, well said Tasha!!!, I don't why many of Bhutanese are so afraid to use their freedom of speech and state the facts about injustices and corruption. To me, it's seems like present Bhutanese government doesn't equate democracy and civil's freedom of speech.
Is Bhutan follows dictatorship?
R R monarchy with Democratic government
@@RR-dd4vy Nepal covid cases: Cases
- 641K, Recovered - 600K, Deaths - 9,145(still getting worse)
Bhutan covid cases: Cases - 2104, Recovered - 1,811, Deaths - 1
Fact: Bhutan is a far more safer and better place than Nepal.
why is she even back again; working with inexperienced and unhappy people of Bhutan as she claims.go back sis
People who are hating, please evaluate the case properly and then judge...
Bhutanese women looked upto you as a powerful source of inspiration, we adored you and we felt disgusted and sad that you had to experience such brutality. Never did we once left your side when you were up against that man. Yes!you have the right to live wherever you want and do whatever you want. But that doesn't give you the right to humiliate our country. Justice wasn't served right in your case but you had our support. You should have given the system some time before you hopped on a plane to Nepal and totally turned your back on your country.
Your voice is being heard outside and you are being recognized somehow, but where does this lead our country to?
What was your real fight about?! Was it for justice? If it was you could have stayed here and fought back.District court wasn't the last resort!
In the end you brought shame to our country
I wish you well but in your pursuit of finding justice outside but please don't jeopardize our beautiful country's name.
namgay dema ha ha
@@kimchi4690 Nepal covid cases: Cases
- 641K, Recovered - 600K, Deaths - 9,145(still getting worse)
Bhutan covid cases: Cases - 2104, Recovered - 1,811, Deaths - 1
Fact: Bhutan is a far more safer and better place than Nepal.
Her fight seems to be about country and not a particular individual... Yet she is back so proudly... Some comments by people of other countries using the word dictator has left me feeling so sad ...
Well, I would say surely Onward Nepal might be lucky to have you and yeah, you are always welcome in Nepal :)
wait till she writes something about you people....haha
She is a well educated girl and she maybe called a traitor in our country but the fact is that she will be called a traitor because she will always speak the truth.... nothing else...
@@ugyentshering4589 what wrong she did bro??
Can u plz tell
I don’t know about her case
But as of our country Bhutan, it’s becoming hopeless where even after graduating with high degree like civil engineering we don’t get a job unless our dad uncle or family belongs or have connection with rich and high post
Corruption is everywhere in Bhutan, everyone can see and hear it but no one’s taking action
As a result most of the Bhutanese are leaving for Australia
It’s really sad
Known as constitutional monarchy but almost like a democratic country
work is every wer only u r willing to do
Make your own job, or keep complaining whichever you are better at
No matter how our country is, But i myself being a bhutanese ciziten made me feel proud to be born in such peacful country on the earth....I love Bhutan n will be forever!!!
you are always great azhim ...
Namgay Zam, you are courageous. For the many that disagree or may have distate for your work, you will have many more to admire you
6years of this video and she is back to Bhutan 😂😂😂
"You don't know, as I as Bhutanese, country are great and beautiful and everything but what are we going to do for a future, a sales man, running a restaurent and working here and there without having a saving money, what we every get, we spend it on, like house rent, electricity and etc.... we that all people needs a better job and more money and every thing. In Bhutan there nothing to do even you are graduate are university of anything, only few are going to job, I have seen with my eyes there are so my people who are working below paid job as they have graduate university"
so what mr tenzin do you want to become PM of Bhutan. then work hard you have the opportunity. there are thousand of people who has degrees in their hand. you have seen everything and that is reality in all other countries but they work hard to become someone rather than being hopeless like you commenting this nonsense.
totally bullshit. Should have stayed there only.
may you have a great future wherever you are dear Nam❤
“Change must come from the barrel of a gun”
Even at the outset she felt social ostracization and left Bhutan on her own. Judges were so lenient to her that they let her take the case back without undergoing any punishment. She must be sad, I am sure Bhutan people will take her back in some time. She should also make up, say sorry and go back. Best of luck to them.
OMG sounds like something big is gona come to our country. All the best for both the parties. Hope this brings peace and prosparaties.
Finally one baby came..
Wonderwoman of bhutan..thank u..u are such a inspiration mam
people leaving the country by their own way. but it is faraway to reach the destination ,like reborn to win thoughtful aspects to what we have generated to our inner hearts." wish you all the best"!!!
she said perfectly what i have been thinking
Four years later and, yet, nothing has changed
now she came back, our country and government blunder by letting her come back. She was right own her own way but she doesn't have the right to bashed a country in any term by going at other nation and threatening to leave the country. Now she is back after she knew Nepal ain't a great thing.
Brain drain? Hyperbole?
welcome to Nepal
Please don;t be discouraged,but you have not taken wise decision and left the country, women like you ,as a young talented journalist is very much need of the country not by the corrupted judges of the high court in Bhutan.Believe me ,one day you will remember my phrases. wish you all the best !!!!
wow
Is she still in Nepal?
A righteous women...
Leaving the country is not a big deal, but loosing the life is a great thing!" Those, who left the motherland they will be the " helping hand of others"
what a fucking comments mr pokhrel we don't care whether she leave our country and seek the attention of international media Because she is not those woman who fall under the category of famous
Angel Merkel,Aung sung Kwi or Hillary clinton. it doesn't make her any great when she is able to speak few english fluently. There are many women in Bhutan highly qualified who are serving the country in their best possible way. But definitely she will come back to bhutan after realizing her stupid mistake of defaming our beautiful country. We pray that she don't come back to bhutan Bye Bye Namgay Zam please don't come back.
Finally truth has been spoken about the dictator. I have been waiting for this days since so long . Finally someone stood up against the dictator. We all are with you and god bless you . Very brave women having said that I know Bhutan very well and how far this dictator family go to suppress the voice of Bhutanese people .
they are still lucky to have such a beautiful place like bhutan ,wherein free education and access to health care are accessible to all. who will take over bhutan???they are in good hands ,the king has a selfless love for the country .look what happened to other nation it was already been destroyed even the environment .
You don't know anything about my country only thing you people know is creating problem in society. coz your forefather having be doing this for centuries but without any result. I feel pity on you people after all I have seen you women licking and selling your body to earn your living. But that is the result of seeds your parents sowed. where as there are many Nepali brothers and sister who are happy in Bhutan being Bhutanese.
Nepal covid cases: Cases
- 641K, Recovered - 600K, Deaths - 9,145(still getting worse)
Bhutan covid cases: Cases - 2104, Recovered - 1,811, Deaths - 1
Fact: Bhutan is a far safer and better place than Nipple.
Hahah only fool will blame the royal family when the problem was created by us. king is also a human not a CCTV camera which has ability to capture crime scene nor he can go and check each individual out there.
You are great ..journslist of bhutan till date..brain drain
there is no point of hating ones country, we live under same roof of earth and should respect and love everything that is under. A small video can affect large group and that is the power of modern social connectivity but it should be in positive form rather than letting people comment on each others lands.
and here she is brain drained by the western media. lol
My Lady! My Dear Love! As a journalist & smart woman, you should not be that much mediocre!
there's a saying in dzongkha.." khuchu so sum gi tako laagang bjang" be careful full with ur mouth..when u can speak it dosent mean u speak anything that comes out of ur mouth....
Fuck bitch
She is so bold
She's speakin de rit thing
i love you namgay zam,
If you ever miss bhutan, you are always welcome to my home for some Imadachi :D
her face indicate something different. might be went to search one big napeli guy who got big head
good and interesting.
This called influence of western liberal media....
She came back
Welcome u Nepal
Nothing moves in Bhutan without corruption.
Namgay I don't no wether you made an enlightened decision on moving to Nepal, but definitely I am with you when it comes to corruption epidemic in our country.
It is sad though.
Nepal's filled with corruption down to the grassroot level. I've been in both Bhutan and Nepal. From my experience there wasn't a single beggar or people trying to scam me in Bhutan whereas in Nepal though there were hospitable people, it was mostly to get more money from tourists.
Its our problem ....we should solve this problem together ..no need to involve other country...why to bother other nation when they are dealing with their own problem?? They don't have time for such rubbish..
wat a hell she thinks about herself and wat she thinks of bhutan...
person with a strong heart and a true talents ends what they start and face the consequences without any hesitation. Fools start it and runs away fearing the consequences. she not only became a fool but also showed to the whole people that she is a traitor too. I hope she never comes back to our country again. No disrespect but this is how things should be happening now.
How the fuck is her leaving brain drain😂😂
You have shown who you really are by leaving country and speaking good things about Bhutan. now i feel embarrassed for advising our young women to look as an inspiration up to you. everyone has right to choose where to leave but no one has right tell lies so loudly. your guilt made to leave OUR country. Don't ever dream of coming back!
Yet she is back and her video talking about youths feeling disconnect with country and leaving the country is still here... She is an outsider
What the fuck Namgay Zam
what is this?? added to Beldangi
And now she is showcasing her Nepali roots[Nepali father Joshua Dan], you should have been born and called Nepali, you don't deserve to be called Bhutanese and please don't come back.
Wow...in a modern age like this you have a notion of racism in your mind ...that explains a lot ....
Joshua Dan i haven't heard this name of any nepalese till date.
Be precise & logical not foolish
@@rishonbhuju2406 whose people.....???I m finding you...
Jedho brain drain
Most losers almost always have something or someone else to blame at. Aum Namgay Zam, you appear to be professionally sound. I think it should be supported by some degree of emotional maturity. Emotion and temperament may outweigh all the rest, sometime la.
OMG, happiest people should not talk like Indian puppet...GRRRRRR....angry... I don't think she is seeking political asylum or so in Nepal. She has the right to chose her life to live up with. I'm afraid, you are leading your society to become another North Korea, where people lick the bread thrown by the so-called prince like the great leader and speak exactly what has been told? Do you guys think Bhutanese living abroad are traitors?
Voice of the voiceless I don't know were India comes in this? They mostly go for vacation there.
What a true patriot. Go away we don’t need you and your negativity. Btw she came back a few weeks or months after this video. This was just a publicity stunt
Dami
One journalist brain drain ??
Well done to your ms Namgay for exposing Bhutan's nasty truth about corruption and injustice. Bhutan is not a country of National gross happiness. People in villages are still living in poverty with horrific living condition, which is not fair and doesn't reflect happiness. Plus current Bhutanese government is still racist towards those Nepalese living in south, a lot of Nepalese in Bhutan been treated very unfairly and lot of rights are still not grant to them.
Namgay, you should go back to Bhutan and fight injustice, help Nepalese living in south and as well as poor drukpas.
BHUTAN is not a democratic country, to me it's seems like dictatorship similar to North Korea.
R R What you mentioned is just wrong. you shouldn't mention anything blindly, research before writing
another nepalese hater
first explain thoroughly...wat kind of injustice . let us also knw.
@@RR-dd4vy Unlike your country Nepal where corruption is not only hidden but also open for others to see, Bhutan is a far more safer and better place. People living in rural areas in Nepal are in worse conditions with more horrific conditions than Bhutan plus due to the incompetency of Nepalese, their children becomes targets by outsiders for exploitation(czcams.com/video/dDrvXCXM3qY/video.html) pathetic! absolutely pathetic. I myself being a Lhotshampa(Bhutanese of Nepalese origin) can say that your statement about Lhotshampas being treated unfairly is false. Judging from your comment you haven't even lived in the country let alone been there yet here you are making comments like you know what's happening within the country. Whatever you say, fact is Bhutan is still better than your shitty country.
She is back now after complaining of bhutan..government should nt allow this girl in the country back again..she is just a attention seekers..if she is reli a true journalist she should nver give up n leave the country bt she is napili aginst the bhutan
namgay, please PM me, u are beautiful
Sound more like she should be in politics then journalism,....does she even realise that herself, i wonder.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣trash
at least seen a young lady with a gut to come forward against dictatorship, authoritian governnent of Bhutan. this regime must be changed for democracy, liberty nd human rights. King must learn at least from Nepal. thx!#
Nepal covid cases: Cases
- 641K, Recovered - 600K, Deaths - 9,145(still getting worse)
Bhutan covid cases: Cases - 2104, Recovered - 1,811, Deaths - 1
Fact: Bhutan is a far more safer and better place than Nepal. Nepal should from Bhutan, especially in leadership.
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Shameless woman, who is bashing our own country now she is back she is out of Facebook
Nepal is the best country in the world.... Proud to be a Nepali 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
People unknown about their country about 98% and don't know about what it's happening.. india and china will definitely took over Bhutan for sure😲😔
Poor people I pity them😞😞
Ipso Facto I rather pity about dying Nepal
Ipso Facto just mind with ur own country. dont bother too much abt other country.
well thanks for your concern. we appreciate it! However the situation might turn out to be in future, as of now we are living in a tranquil country. from your perspective it seems you know lot about my country. Well do you have any idea about yours?
yo yo.. wait what.. bhutan under what.... haha you guys forgot u guys are already have been sold to Chinese government....... soon u guys will b without home land.. n don't u guys even think of coming here to our beautiful land and making it dirty...😋😋😋😋😋
wow... we have another astrologer, open your basket... i will drop you a quarter a dollar. your way of commenting clearly shows that you are one who is earning your living by such a filthy profession.