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...

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...

The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is taking another step on its road to democracy next Monday. It will hold local elections for the first time in most of the country. This comes just three years after a sweep of democracy was brought in by the then-King, over the protests...

Bhutanese travel agencies are making efforts to earn more through all possible means. This is core principle of doing business. The latest of their card on show is the royal wedding scheduled for this October. It’s not sure if that really is a piece Westerners love. Yetis & Dragons,...

MADISON, Wis. — Bhutanese refugees in Madison are getting some safety lessons from police after a member of their community fell victim to a random assault. A group of Bhutanese refugees arrived in Madison in 2009. The group has grown, and the Madison Police Department said it wants them...

As expected, the government increased tax on alcohol in the new budget presented to the parliament by finance minister Wangdi Norbu on Monday. A minister had given this hint last week, which indirectly is leakage of the government’s upcoming budget. Traditionally, government budget remains top secret until the time...