Do they follow Driglam Namzha?

Mr. Singye Dorjie, Ambassador of Kingdom of Bhutan to Thailand at Asian Institute of Technology on October 6, 2005 Ms. Ugen Chozom (left), First Secretary, the Royal Bhutanese Embassy of Bhutan in Thailand in 2003 Seen at the exchange of MoU (from left): Mr. Benjamin Gargabite, Director of Admissions...

Culture changes as Bhutan changes its politics

Those who not know the wraths of ethnic policies exaggerate the virginity and natural splendor of Bhutan. Additionally, culture preserved over centuries is also the subject of attraction for the western visitors. The government policy is to preserve the Drukpa culture – the culture of the ruling class who...

From the google group again

Before the resettlement began, there was debate among Bhutanese in exile whether the movement for justice, human rights and democracy will continue. One group said, it will vanish while others said it will get a new height. The discussion is at the google group again on this subject. Some...

Who are we talking with?

The flow of Bhutanese refugees to the western countries gave birth to a google group discussion where few residing in Kathmandu also joined. There were hatred and love to this group, all they come out issued raised in course of discussion. Many not screwed to socialist view withdrew while...

Rapes and laws in Bhutan

Reportedly, rape wasn’t the social problem in Bhutan until recently despite the fact that Bhutanese are liberal to sex relations. However, government terms the fashionable projection of women as vulgar and put ban on all such activities, including viewing the fashion TVs. The volumes of reports in the last...

Investment in infrastructure: Nepal can learn from Bangladesh

On December 24, our van carrying five of us, including driver and an interpreter, rushed to Laxmipur (the locals call it Lakkipur), the five-hour drive to south-east from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. It was part of the election observation mission under Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), but for...