UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 : Bhutan made a historic move this week by completing a peaceful transition from absolute monarchy to democratic rule. But many wonder whether the newly elected leadership in that tiny Himalayan nation will be willing to ensure equal rights for minorities. "We hope they would work for reconciliation, but so far … Read more
New Delhi, March 26: Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is likely to pay official visit to Bhutan in May. The prime minister will go to Bhutan in May. Dates are being worked out said a senior Indian Official. If the scheduled April 10 Constituent Assembly polls in Nepal go well, the prime minister may … Read more
Kathmandu, March 26: India, the biggest role player for Bhutan's dramatic election on March 24, has welcomed the elections. Similarly, European Union and the United States of America issuing separate statements welcomed the electoral move in Bhutan. Bhutan News Service
Kathmandu (TIA), March 26: About three dozens of exiled Bhutanese have reached Tribhuvan Internation Airpor at 1:00 PM, scheduled to leave Nepal at 5:00 PM. Belonging to six diffenrent families, 35 individuals leave for United States of America via Abudabi, Dubai. Meanwhile, Association of Bhutanese in America (ABA) informed Bhutan News Service that a family … Read more
Voters in the secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan became the world's newest democracy Monday when the nation held its first elections and ended more than 100 years of royal rule. Voters had a choice of two political parties from which to pick 47 members of a lower house. According to preliminary results, the Druk … Read more
On the day Bhutan goes to historic polls to transform its absolute monarchy into a constitutional one, a group of Bhutanese refugees taking asylum in Nepal for the last 18 years nervously waits to set out for third country resettlement. In Bhutan, it is the beginning of a new system, and for refugees here it … Read more
Kathmandu, March 25: More than three dozen of exiled Bhutanese who reached New Zealand under third country resettlement program, mostly taken from Goldhap camp, stay in temporary camps built for refugees. "They are learning English language," said Manohar Shrestha, president of New Zealand Nepalese Society Inc. "They must stay in the camps for six months … Read more
New Delhi, March 25: The Druk National Congress led by Rongthong Kuenley Dorji has welcomed the results of the first ever general elections in Bhutan to elect people's representatives into the Lower House. In a statement on Tuesday, the party said it has been opposing the machinations of the electoral process in that it is … Read more
Thimphu, March 25: Tuesday, the first day in Bhutan’s democracy, saw some merry making by the winning party cadres, who leadership has pledged to boost development and happiness. In a press conference organized on Tuesday morning, Election Commission announced the result of the elections that Druk Phuensum Tshogpa won in all but three to the … Read more
Thimphu, March 24: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa has secured majority position in the election and set to form the first government after the democratic transition of the kingdom. DPT won in 44 constituencies while the rival People’s Democratic Party secured three seats. There are four females and eight Lhotsampas securing their position in a new parliament. … Read more