Tag: bhutan politics

The authorities in southern districts are extra cautious with the approach of local government election. The extra cautiousness was invited by the two simultaneous explosions on May 24 in Gelephu and Phuentsholing. The extra cautiousness has added panic to the general people. A local resident in Gelephu said her...

By Akash Much like the father in ‘The Parable of the Prodigal Son’, if King Khesar were to invite with open hands everyone that was a citizen of that tiny Himalayan Kingdom prior to the 1990 uprising – Bhutan could thrive in the community of nations. Dear Mr Bunting,...

The announcement by the king to marry later this year did not heat up buzz in Bhutanese parliament this session rather the controversial law on smoking rein on. Ever since a monk was jailed for three years for carrying few packets of tobacco, the anti-tobacco activism rose sharply in...

The attorney general of the country recently made a statement that interested me. It was as part of the first constitutional case being registered in the country by the opposition party. AG Phuntsho Wangdi, a LLM from University of Adelaide, said the opposition MP Damchoe Dorji cannot represent his...

Bhutanese political participation was zero in constitution making. That could be the reason behind mismatch between the political needs and constitutional provisions. It was first the constitution born in Bhutan, if we disregard the presence of the banned political parties. The grave errors of the functioning of the constitution...

The ‘democratic government’ of Bhutan has given hints that this country is likely to face insurgency or the political turmoil in future. The government a few years back had announced its intention to form a counter-insurgency force, has finally been materialized. The youth sensitization, under police-youth collaboration, followed government’s...