Explosions on eve of Royal wedding
The Royal wedding was already getting more than enough publicity in Bhutan and the latest blast has given it more. Two powerful Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) exploded in the southern capital of the country, Phuentsholing, on Monday evening. There are no reports of any casualties but four non-Bhutanese pedestrians...
Bhutan plays it safe with neighbors
By Vishal Arora THIMPHU, Bhutan – Three years into power, the first democratic government of Bhutan is treading cautiously as it leads the tiny land-locked Himalayan kingdom tucked between the two Asian rivals, India and China. Thimphu’s geopolitical concerns seem to be a key component of its foreign relations...
Bhutan ties relation with Cuba!
I wake up this morning and astonished to see Sonam Ongmo writing in her blog breaking news from the UNGA premises. And this tip of American of Bhutanese origin, encouraged me to search more about Bhutan-Cuba relations. According to her, today, Bhutan and Cuba signed agreement to establish diplomatic...
The Driglam Namzha story: Photo speaks
Driglam Namzha is national etiquette which the rulers say, everyone in the country has to abide by. These photos vividly reflect that the policy was designed especially as an instrument to create psychological torture on Hindus to abandon their religion and culture....
RMA circulation and economic rights
A recent notice from Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) the national financial institutions regulator, reads that Bhutanese citizens are not permitted to open back account out of the country. Though the RMA did mention it was just a notice of reminder, it came as a result of increasing trend among...
A personal story of discrimination in Bhutan
This is a personal story of a Bhutanese failing to obtain citizenship due to discriminatory policy of the country. There are thousands of such citizens currently living in the country as they fail to find any appropriate forum to speak of their grievances. To obtain the citizenship of Bhutan,...