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Bhutan Picture by Jacek Pałkiewicz
Travel story: Bhutan enters the Information Age - 1995

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On 2 June 1999, television and the Internet willcome to Bhutan, opening the isolated Himalayan kingdom to theworld outside. Marking the silver jubilee of King Jigme SingyeWangchuk's coronation, the Bhutanese national television channelwill be formally launched. The same day, DRUKNET, the firstInternet service provider, will come on line.

''A new age is beginning for us. The message of the millenniumis dawning on Bhutan,'' exulted... More

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