Bhutan poll panel disqualifies political party (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Nov 30 (PTI) In a move that might not be encouraging for Bhutan’s transition to a democratic set-up, the Himalayan kingdom’s poll panel has disqualified a party for “failing to prove its credibility”, leaving only two parties in the fray for next year’s elections.

Bhutan lifts ban on Indian poultry products (The Times of India)
THIMPHU: Bhutan has lifted the ban on the import of poultry products from India. Imports from India are expected to hit Bhutanese markets within a week, livestock officials said.

Bhutan refugees speak through art (BBC News)
A group of young Bhutanese refugees in Nepal tell stories of hardship through works of art, Charles Haviland reports.

Tenuous reinstatement of Ten Sports (Kuensel)
1 December, 2007 - There is good and bad news for Bhutanese soccer fans. The Bhutan InfoCom and Media Authority (BICMA) had instructed cable operators to reinstate the sports channel, Tensports.

Indian MPs to discuss refugee issue with Bhutan (Nepalnews. com)
A delegation of Indian parliamentarians is set to visit Thimphu to take account of the preparation of the first democratic elections there, and also hold discussion with Bhutanese leaders, bureaucrats and the King over the possibility of giving voting rights to refugees living in Nepal.

“Balloons of Bhutan” (Kuensel)
29 November, 2007 - There are many ways of telling a story. The most common and, perhaps the oldest, is the oral tradition, still strong in Bhutan. Today, stories are told through the written word, films, music and art.

Bhutanese refugees share their despair through art (OneWorld South Asia)
Basudev Osti, Rinchin Tamang and Rebika Bhandari, all aged 17, have grown up in the seven camps that are home to more than 100,000 refugees in south-east Nepal.

Sansui Software Pvt. Ltd. (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Nov 28 (PTI) India and Bhutan have decided to enhance security along their borders to check infiltration of militant groups of the northeast into the Himalayan nation.

West Bengal-Bhutan border to be beefed up (Kuensel)
22 November, 2007 - Enhancing security along the Indo-Bhutan border to check infiltration of Indian insurgent groups and anti-social elements into Bhutanese territory was one of the issues discussed at the 17th border districts coordination meeting (BDCM) in Thimphu on November 18 between Bhutanese officials and a delegation from the Indian state of West Bengal.

Vigil along Assam-Bhutan border to check rebel movement (rediff.com)
India and Bhutan have decided to enhance security along their borders to check infiltration of militant groups of the north-east into the Himalayan nation.

GNH much appreciated, but more to be done

A Bhutanese anim (nun) participates in the GNH youth forum in Thailand

1 December, 2007 - “we want Bhutan to succeed. Thank you for the precious gift.”
These were the resounding messages from participants of the third international conference on Gross National Happiness held in Thailand from November 22 to 28.

Police crack tourist theft case

1 December, 2007 - One of the several suspects interrogated by police admitted robbing the American Trekking group on the night of October 24.

Former Thrompon acquitted
1 December, 2007 - The Thimphu district court has acquitted former thrompon (mayor) of Thimphu city corporation, Phuntsho Wangdi, who had been charged with illegally regularizing 2.4 decimal of excess land by the Office of the Attorney General.

Everyone’s a tshogpa
1 December, 2007 - If there is one village in Bhutan where households are equally divided in their support for the two parties, it is Janganma in Phongmey, Trashigang.

312,817 voters on final electoral roll
1 December, 2007 - About 79 percent of the Bhutanese eligible voters have registered to vote during the one-day National Council election on December 31.

Tenuous reinstatement of Ten Sports
1 December, 2007 - There is good and bad news for Bhutanese soccer fans.
The Bhutan InfoCom and Media Authority (BICMA) had instructed cable operators to reinstate the sports channel, Tensports.

GNH needs to come home
1 December, 2007 - What is heavier than the mountains, more precious than gold?
For participants, who attended the third international GNH conference in Bangkok, it is the responsibility to translate the concept of Gross National Happiness into national policies and priorities.

Upper House has lower profile
Party politics hogs public interest

30 November, 2007 -
With 20 elected members and five eminent persons appointed by the Druk Gyalpo, the National Council will primarily act as a house of review on matters affecting the security and sovereignty of the country and the interest of the nation and the people.

The verdict is in: climate change impact inevitable
29 November, 2007 - Imagine that a huge asteroid is hurtling towards Earth. Scientists tell us that there is a ten percent chance of a collision in 10 years and the consequences of its impact will be catastrophic. Your government advises you not to panic and reminds you that there is a 90 percent chance that the asteroid will miss the Earth. Do you decide not to worry, or do you demand that your government mobilizes all of the resources at its disposal to eliminate the risk?

“Balloons of Bhutan”

Telling tales, the technological way

29 November, 2007 - There are many ways of telling a story.

The most common and, perhaps the oldest, is the oral tradition, still strong in Bhutan. Today, stories are told through the written word, films, music and art.

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