Fast forward into trouble

Published on: June 16th, 2003
Modified on: June 16th, 2003
Four years ago, Bhutan, the fabled Himalayan Shangri-la, became the last nation on earth to introduce television. Suddenly a culture, barely changed in centuries, was bombarded by 46 cable channels. And all too soon came Bhutan's first crime wave - murder, fraud, drug offences. Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy report from a country crash-landing in the 21st century

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,975769,00.html

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