Thimphu, March 28: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by royal uncle Sangey Ngedup further shinks to two seats, after the Election Commission declared Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) victor in Chukha district on Thursday. Now the PDP will have only two seats in the parliament. The commission said the votes were wrongly noted in the … Read more
Birtamod, March 28: National Front for Democracy (NFD) Bhutan termed the recent parliamentarian election as 'hollow and farce'. Issuing a press statement NFD said though a historic event in the history of Bhutan, the so-called democratic election would serve the purpose of hoodwinking international community and developing the regime's own absolute strength. Putting seven points … Read more
Thimphu, March 27: United Nations has estimated the GDP growth of Bhutan in 2007 to be 17.6 percent, double the government estimation of about 8.5 percent. According to the report of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, made public throughout the Asia on Thursday, Bhutan’s GDP growth rose dramatically from 5.5 … Read more
By Vidhyapati Mishra A study report on the Bhutanese refugees by South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) published in April 2007 highlighted that "resettlement is the only viable option; the refugees want an assurance that their right to return to Bhutan would be protected, should democracy be restored." The members of prominent mission of SAHR … Read more
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