Dr Singh to land in ‘cleansed’ Thimphu
The unholiness in Druk regime has been wash off from Monday – that is what Indian political captain Manmohan Singh thinks of, when he plans to travel this new democracy in May. He was still a young when democracy cam to his country about 60 years ago and failed...
Bhutanese minority excluded from historic vote
Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (OneWorld)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...
The right to education
The rulers said, country is opening out to be a democratic nation and rights of the citizens are secured in Bhutan as a democratic society governed by laws and rules. One more insincerity of the regimes has surfaced with the publicizing of the secondary examinations results, against its commitments....
‘Refugee children are at risk’
Roz Evans completed an MSc in Forced Migration at the Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre in 2005 and is currently doing her PhD in Development Studies at Oxford University. She is researching the impact of child-focused participatory projects on Bhutanese refugee children living in camps in Nepal. Roz has...
Essence of democracy
Some time ago, the election commission had published a list of national graduates. The list came to public after complaints from the contesting NC members who were declared disqualified by the commission. Enthusiastically, I went through the list but could not find the name of Mr Kinzang Wangdi himself....
The quiet cries of a helpless lot
The Labor Act might be in place, but minors continue to work forced by dire domestic circumstances Dremitse, Trashigang: They break 10 big boulders a day and are paid less than Nu 100 for the work. They stay away from home and live in tents by the roadside. Their...