Is Bhutan a failed state?
In a latest press meet, the government ministers were furious over an article published in a newspaper quoting some reports from US that Bhutan is a failed state. Though ministers did not name the paper, I was curious to know which paper was that and what had been written...
ANFREL statement after Thai election
Thailand held general election on July 3 where Thaksin-backed Puea party has swept the polls winning 265 out of 500 seats. The ruling democrats have accepted the defeated. Thaksin’s sister, who leads the Puea party Yingluck Sinawatra is set to become the first female prime minister of the country....
PM’s Annual Report
Is king’s wedding biggest achievement for an elected government? What has the relation between government’s performances and royal wedding? I was astonished to note when PM Thinley mentioned royal wedding scheduled for this October as one of the achievements made last financial year. He was addressing the joint session...
LG election results
Election of the first local government in Bhutan has completed on June 27. Though few seats are still vacant, this exercise – the first in history, has made a little effort to allow citizens use their democratic rights. Here is the list of those elected. Click here to see...
Kuwait summons its ambassador in Bhutan
Under Saudi pressure, the Kuwaiti government summoned its ambassador in Bhutan Namir Kazem Al-Quraini on the background of his comments refusing the intervention of the “Peninsula Shield” forces in the affairs of Bahrain and its suppression of recent people’s protests… Read More...
Flaw in LG gewog distribution
Druk National Congress has raised a genuine concern over the delimitation of the districts for the local government election. There hasn’t been fair distribution of local representations in the district’s local government. In wake of LG election, the local government will be endowed with substantial funds for the development...