By Kinley Tshering March 25, 2007 Thimphu: This is the party everybody has been talking about. This is the party which, in popular view, jumped the gun and even fueled concerns that it was stifling opposition by becoming all too powerful. This is People’s Democratic Party, PDP for short. Why the urgency, the rush to form the … Read more
By Sonam Pelvar March 25, 2007 “We hope to win the elections. If not, we will at least make it to the opposition.” Hardly a veiled threat and those in the political fray better take note. These words come from none other than the think-tank and Working Committee Chairman of Bhutan People United Party (BPUP), Dasho … Read more
Thimphu, March 29: The Bhutan National Bank (BNB) has said it will distribute Nu. 119 million dividend to its shareholders and another Nu.12 million bonus of three months to its employees. The money is drawn from the profit it made last year. 4,582 shareholders and 327 employees of the bank will benefit from the plan. … Read more
Washington, March 26: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she would update the latest developments on issue of exiled Bhutanese to the American law makers. On March 21, she told a panel of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee that US they are covered, I believe, under US's general refugee policy. Earlier a law … Read more
Kathmandu, March 26: The leaders from SAARC nations have expressed solidarity to the struggle of the exiled Bhutanese for establishment democracy and human rights in Bhutan. In their Kathmandu Declaration announced in the Nepalese capital on March 25 stated that south Asia would extent their support to the struggle of the exiled Bhutanese for justice, … Read more
Thimphu, March 26: Election Commission has asked the people to take part in the mocking voting scheduled to be held in May. In a notice published by the commission, it the mocking voting would help people to know how they would have to vote in the elections in 2008. The notice said, we call upon … Read more
Thimphu, March 26: The Delineation commission has finalized the draft of the constituencies for election to National Assembly on 47 seats on March 26. The commission held several rounds of discussion with district leaders. Massive changes have been made on re-grouping of the gewogs. But appeals from Chukha, Dagana, Mongar, Paro, Samdrup Jongkhar, Sarpang, Trashigang, … Read more
New Delhi, March 25: On Saturday, two parties have come to the field to race for 2008 elections. While a number of political parties, formed in early 1990s were declared illegal, and are now operating outside the country, government sponsored parties have turned up to stage for political war. Government seems to have ignored the … Read more
Thimphu, March 24: After the repeated calls by the chief election commissioner Kunzang Wangdi for formation of the political parties and register for 2008 elections, two parties have been announced by this weekend. In a press statement on Friday, four of the current Royal Advisory Councilors and 73 National Assembly members announced that they were … Read more
Kathmandu, March 23: The South Asia People’s Assembly, People’s SAARC, which began from Friday in Kathmandu, is also scheduled to address different concerns on exiled Bhutanese issue. Mohan Tamang, the organizing committee member representing Bhutan, informed BNS that the exiled Bhutanese community has got an opportunity to facilitate an event on ‘refugees in south Asia’ … Read more