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This is challenge not only for the smallest opposition in world but also to the country’s judiciary. The government has raised the vehicle import tax, which had to be withdrawn due to court order recently. Last year, the government had raised the import tax through cabinet which received set...

When Chris Yost moved into her east Charlotte home four years ago, she downsized in most every way. Her square footage was smaller. Her mortgage, too. Pretty much everything, she says, but the yard behind the house. It’s just under a half-acre back there, with a mix of natural...

Bhutanese refugees resettled in different western countries and those still living in Nepal, in memory of those who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in Bhutan have established a charity based welfare forum called, Punya Foundation. Registered in Australia, the foundation operates with a...

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...