Getting ready for general elections 2013
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan It is no surprise that Bhutan has been named as the most peaceful and stable country in the South Asian region by one of the NGOs. It is no surprise either that Nepal was placed next to Bhutan in that index. One would have expected...
Wish to be monarch again
After six years he surrendered his power to the political parties, former king of Nepal Gyanendra Shah has finally come out to speak his wishes – that he wants to be reinstated as monarch of the country but with purely ceremonial role. In an exclusive interview with local TV...
Soldier killed, another injured
Militant Ambush: A soldier of the royal Bhutan army was killed and another injured last morning, when unknown militants ambushed a regular RBA patrol team near their outpost in Gawaithang in the south central border district of Sarpang. According to Sarpang dzongkhag officials, the incident occurred at around 6:20am,...
Voice of Shangrila 1 July 2012
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Bhutanese Minister blames public for rupee crisis
Bhutanese Finance Minister Wangdi Norbu said cause behind rupee shortage in the country is import exceeding export. In response to questions raised by lawmakers on Tuesday’s session of parliament, Mr Norbu said that rupee crisis of today was not a problem of solvency and thus not a problem to...
Challenging the JYT factor in Bhutanese politics
Bhutan is gradually opening up. Freedom of organisation, freedom to choose political through is getting in though the Bhutanese blood and sense. The mouths that remained shut for centuries are looking for every opportunity to speak, marginalised and sidelined personalities are taking up to show the strength. Suppressed groups...