Archive for January, 2008
Gang rape trial gets going (Kuensel)
9 January, 2008 - The trial of the five soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army - who were alleged to have gang raped a 16-year-old Bhutanese girl on July 2 last year - began this week in Thimphu district court.
History in Dzongkha: To delink or not? (Kuensel)
9 January, 2008 - Much of the current discussions among teachers in Bhutanese middle secondary schools revolves around whether Bhutan history should continue to be taught in Dzongkha or should it revert to being taught in English as in the past.
VAST winter programme (Kuensel)
9 January, 2008 - Students, who joined the VAST winter programme, rock climb in Thimphu on December 30 with guidance from professional climbers of the Bhutan Climbing Club. Thirty students aged between 8-19 years, mostly from schools in Thimphu, took part in the VAST activity from December 24 to January 5. The programme held art classes everyday and also introduced students to digital …
Phuentsholing town is going down (Kuensel)
7 January, 2008 - Bhutanese from around the country visit Phuentsholing every winter for varied reasons. Some come to shop, others stay nights en route their pilgrimage to India, and the rest make the town their stop-over while travelling to India and other parts of Bhutan.
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
On 1 January 2008, Bhutan, a kingdom of nearly seven hundred thousand people, got its first elected National Council in history. Unlike India, there were no election posters or noisy public rallies in the constituencies before the election.
Tara-thon - going strong (Kuensel)
UPDATE 9 January, 2008 - They are running to raise funds for poor Bhutanese children.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Chennai Online)
Thimphu, Jan 1 Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Centenary Walk culminates (Kuensel)
9 January, 2008 - There are hundreds of ways to celebrate the 100 Years of Monarchy in Bhutan and five students of Sherubtse College in Kanglung chose to walk.
Anonymous complaints will not be entertained… (Kuensel)
9 January, 2008 - Even as political party cadres engage in complaining about each other, the Election Commission of Bhutan has notified that they will not entertain any complaints with false identity or under anonymity.
History in Dzongkha: To delink or not?
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9 January, 2008 - Much of the current discussions among teachers in Bhutanese middle secondary schools revolves around whether Bhutan history should continue to be taught in Dzongkha or should it revert to being taught in English as in the past.
Anonymous complaints will not be entertained…
9 January, 2008 - Even as political party cadres engage in complaining about each other, the Election Commission of Bhutan has notified that they will not entertain any complaints with false identity or under anonymity.
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| UNFPA goodwill ambassador, Her Majesty Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck speaks to the five Sherubtse students after their 21-day ÂCentenary Walk ended in Thimphu on Sunday. |
9 January, 2008 - There are hundreds of ways to celebrate the 100 Years of Monarchy in Bhutan and five students of Sherubtse College in Kanglung chose to walk.
The students walked their ÂCentenary Walk for 21 days from Kanglung to Thimphu following the ancient route.
Monk commits suicide
9 January, 2008 - A 37-year-old monk from Haa was found hanging from a tree near Tashichhodzong on the morning of January 4.
According to the Thimphu hospitalÂs forensic expert, Dr Pakila Dukpa, who examined the body, the suicide took place between 6.00 am and 7.00 am.
No challenges so far
9 January, 2008 - Voters have just two days if they want to file a petition to the court questioning the validity of the National Council election process or the 15 National Council elects.
Gang rape trial gets going
9 January, 2008 - The trial of the five soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army - who were alleged to have gang raped a 16-year-old Bhutanese girl on July 2 last year - began this week in Thimphu district court.
The case was filed on January 1 by the Thimphu Royal Bhutan Police.
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| Photo op on mountain top for Yana and co |
UPDATE 9 January, 2008 - They are running to raise funds for poor Bhutanese children.
The team was joined by a dog from Trashigang, which they have named Yana. wearing a red shirt with ÂRun for the Kids, Donate for the Kids written on it, Yana joined the run from Trashigang. According to one of the lecturers, Nadya Ladoucer, they gave the name Tara to the run and Yana to the dog, which accompanied them.
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9 January, 2008 - Students, who joined the VAST winter programme, rock climb in Thimphu on December 30 with guidance from professional climbers of the Bhutan Climbing Club. Thirty students aged between 8-19 years, mostly from schools in Thimphu, took part in the VAST activity from December 24 to January 5. The programme held art classes everyday and also introduced students to digital photography and computer graphics. Rock climbing was one of the weekend activities.
The programme ended with a small art exhibition for parents of the children who took part in the programme.
Aiming high
9 January, 2008 - International observers at the National Council election on December 31 described BhutanÂs election as being Âfree and fairÂ. The UN system had the largest presence and, after observing a number of polling booths, described it as a well organized election. The Chief Election Commissioner of Manipur, who is used to election problems on a massive scale, including violence, thought it was an ideal election. The U.S. government made it a point to congratulate Bhutan in the international press.
From the Incas to the kewa datshi
Part I: How the humble tuber turned global
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| The potato has proved to be a GNH crop |
8 January, 2008 -
Introduction
The Year 2008 has been declared as the ÂInternational Year of the Potato to raise awareness of the importance of the potato - and of agriculture in general.
Phuentsholing town is going down (Kuensel)
7 January, 2008 - Bhutanese from around the country visit Phuentsholing every winter for varied reasons. Some come to shop, others stay nights en route their pilgrimage to India, and the rest make the town their stop-over while travelling to India and other parts of Bhutan.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Chennai Online)
Thimphu, Jan 1 Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Looking for happiness? Try Bhutan (Boston Globe)
To the long list of maps - topographical, political, demographic - you can add one more: attitudinal. Researchers at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom recently published the first world map of happiness. Using data from the emerging science of happiness, they created a color-coded atlas of bliss, a topography of the human spirit, from Algeria to Zimbabwe.
Side by side rather than face to face (Kuensel)
5 January, 2008 - The National Assembly will be the main Bhutanese political arena, where divergent political ideas will soon play a bigger role in the future of Bhutan. It will also be a place where heated views will often spark and tempers flare.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
The Five Next Travel Hot Spots (ABC News)
Under the Radar — for Now. These 5 locales are the jet set’s Next Big Thing
Let the fight begin and may the best man win (Kuensel)
7 January, 2008 - The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is rewriting the rules of engagement for party debates after the recent National Council debate debacle.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Suspenden huelga en capital argentina (El Paso Times)
BUENOS AIRESâEl sindicato de empleados municipales de la capital argentina suspendió el paro por 72 horas, que debÃa comenzar el martes, en reclamo por despidos dispuestos por el Alcalde Mauricio Macri, informó el lunes esa organización gremial.
From the Incas to the kewa datshi
Part I: How the humble tuber turned global
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| The potato has proved to be a GNH crop |
8 January, 2008 -
Introduction
The Year 2008 has been declared as the ÂInternational Year of the Potato to raise awareness of the importance of the potato - and of agriculture in general.
Marrying work with family
A working parentÂs perspective on
juggling work and family
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7 January, 2008 - Striking a balance between work and family is a tricky affair for every young working parents.
It has to be worked out over time, through active involvement and amidst sparks flying between parents. Every day is a learning process.
Water  The Elixir of Life
7 January, 2008 - With the mercury dropping, most of us prefer drinking steaming cups of tea or coffee to water. But what about those who wish to stick to their new yearÂs resolution to lose weight?
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7 January, 2008 - Passang Dorji, 26, from Chimina, Phuentsholing has been with the traffic police for the past three years. He gives a glimpse of how he balances his hectic work and family life.
1. How is your work life?
ItÂs a busy life and a good one. But itÂs also a hard job.
In Counterpoint to Pain
Life without pain would be listless,
without happiness, worthless.
7 January, 2008 - Winners never quit and quitters
never win is a value, inculcated in me at home and through school, which has configured my character.
Two Faces of Love
7 January, 2008 - Impossible are the moments to
recall. Moments too short to
dwell on; too long ago to delve into now. All in with a flash of the light and out with a click of a switch.
Share prices rise despite sluggish market
7 January, 2008 - As has been the case these past several years, shares of the Bhutan National Bank were traded almost every week throughout 2007 making it the most actively traded stock in BhutanÂs sluggish secondary market.
S/J mandarin 2007 sales scale Nu 28 million
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| The auction yard: Hassle-free to seal the deal |
7 January, 2008 - It is 7.30 a.m. when Yangchen, 37, empties her four sacks of mandarin, transported in a truck from her village in Pemagatshel, into the Samdrup Jongkhar auction yard, a ramshackle hall on the dusty fringes of town. She segregates big mandarins from small and arranges them in neat heaps for the open auction later in the day.
Phuentsholing town is going down
| Crowds, pollution, traffic - you name it, youÂll find it in Phuentsholing |
7 January, 2008 - Bhutanese from around the country visit Phuentsholing every winter for varied reasons. Some come to shop, others stay nights en route their pilgrimage to India, and the rest make the town their stop-over while travelling to India and other parts of Bhutan. Farmers from central and western Bhutan come to sell potatoes. Urbanites from other towns also come on vacation because of the townÂs pleasant winters.
Let the fight begin and may the best man win
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7 January, 2008 - The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is rewriting the rules of engagement for party debates after the recent National Council debate debacle. Anticipating that the party debates will turn robust (Bhutanese audience expect nothing less), here is one observerÂs take on how some of the ECB guidelines may look.
Phuentsholing town is going down (Kuensel)
7 January, 2008 - Bhutanese from around the country visit Phuentsholing every winter for varied reasons. Some come to shop, others stay nights en route their pilgrimage to India, and the rest make the town their stop-over while travelling to India and other parts of Bhutan.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Looking for happiness? Try Bhutan (Boston Globe)
To the long list of maps - topographical, political, demographic - you can add one more: attitudinal. Researchers at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom recently published the first world map of happiness. Using data from the emerging science of happiness, they created a color-coded atlas of bliss, a topography of the human spirit, from Algeria to Zimbabwe.
Side by side rather than face to face (Kuensel)
5 January, 2008 - The National Assembly will be the main Bhutanese political arena, where divergent political ideas will soon play a bigger role in the future of Bhutan. It will also be a place where heated views will often spark and tempers flare.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
Let the fight begin and may the best man win (Kuensel)
7 January, 2008 - The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is rewriting the rules of engagement for party debates after the recent National Council debate debacle.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Share prices rise despite sluggish market (Kuensel)
7 January, 2008 - As has been the case these past several years, shares of the Bhutan National Bank were traded almost every week throughout 2007 making it the most actively traded stock in Bhutanâs sluggish secondary market.
Bhutan announces results of first vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutan announced the first 15 members elected to the upper house following the tiny Himalayan nation’s first national poll as it shifts to democracy after a century of absolute monarchy, election officials said.
Marrying work with family
A working parentÂs perspective on
juggling work and family
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7 January, 2008 - Striking a balance between work and family is a tricky affair for every young working parents.
It has to be worked out over time, through active involvement and amidst sparks flying between parents. Every day is a learning process.
Water  The Elixir of Life
7 January, 2008 - With the mercury dropping, most of us prefer drinking steaming cups of tea or coffee to water. But what about those who wish to stick to their new yearÂs resolution to lose weight?
|
7 January, 2008 - Passang Dorji, 26, from Chimina, Phuentsholing has been with the traffic police for the past three years. He gives a glimpse of how he balances his hectic work and family life.
1. How is your work life?
ItÂs a busy life and a good one. But itÂs also a hard job.
In Counterpoint to Pain
Life without pain would be listless,
without happiness, worthless.
7 January, 2008 - Winners never quit and quitters
never win is a value, inculcated in me at home and through school, which has configured my character.
Two Faces of Love
7 January, 2008 - Impossible are the moments to
recall. Moments too short to
dwell on; too long ago to delve into now. All in with a flash of the light and out with a click of a switch.
Share prices rise despite sluggish market
7 January, 2008 - As has been the case these past several years, shares of the Bhutan National Bank were traded almost every week throughout 2007 making it the most actively traded stock in BhutanÂs sluggish secondary market.
S/J mandarin 2007 sales scale Nu 28 million
|
| The auction yard: Hassle-free to seal the deal |
7 January, 2008 - It is 7.30 a.m. when Yangchen, 37, empties her four sacks of mandarin, transported in a truck from her village in Pemagatshel, into the Samdrup Jongkhar auction yard, a ramshackle hall on the dusty fringes of town. She segregates big mandarins from small and arranges them in neat heaps for the open auction later in the day.
Phuentsholing town is going down
| Crowds, pollution, traffic - you name it, youÂll find it in Phuentsholing |
7 January, 2008 - Bhutanese from around the country visit Phuentsholing every winter for varied reasons. Some come to shop, others stay nights en route their pilgrimage to India, and the rest make the town their stop-over while travelling to India and other parts of Bhutan. Farmers from central and western Bhutan come to sell potatoes. Urbanites from other towns also come on vacation because of the townÂs pleasant winters.
Let the fight begin and may the best man win
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7 January, 2008 - The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is rewriting the rules of engagement for party debates after the recent National Council debate debacle. Anticipating that the party debates will turn robust (Bhutanese audience expect nothing less), here is one observerÂs take on how some of the ECB guidelines may look.
What lies on the campaign trail
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| Waiting to do the right thing |
7 January, 2008 - It could well have been likened to a Âlamentable comedy as Shakespeare would have put it. That is, the National Council elections. Yet given a nationÂs first foray into democracy, the hiccups could well be forgiven. On the whole, it was a smooth affair even if every voter didnÂt show. More pertinently, the euphoria of victory and the bitter aftertaste of defeat bring to the fore issues relevant to the National Assembly elections, the campaign of which will begin in earnest. Campaign and not familiarization, although the distinction has in the interim become rather murky.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Side by side rather than face to face (Kuensel)
5 January, 2008 - The National Assembly will be the main Bhutanese political arena, where divergent political ideas will soon play a bigger role in the future of Bhutan. It will also be a place where heated views will often spark and tempers flare.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutan announces results of first vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutan announced the first 15 members elected to the upper house following the tiny Himalayan nation’s first national poll as it shifts to democracy after a century of absolute monarchy, election officials said.
On New Year, Bhutan gets its first elected National Council (Express India)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives…
Bhutan Elects a National Council (The Daily Comet)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
15 members declared elected to Bhutan parliament (New Kerala)
Kathmandu, Jan 2: Marching towards democracy from absolute monarchy, Bhutan today declared results of the December 31 National Council Elections.
Punakha voters opt for eloquence (Kuensel)
NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Convincing Punaps (people of Punakha) would be difficult especially when their mother tongue is Dzongkha and you are not as eloquent as they want you to be.
Side by side rather than face to face
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| Modernity weds tradition in the new National Assembly hall |
5 January, 2008 - The National Assembly will be the main Bhutanese political arena, where divergent political ideas will soon play a bigger role in the future of Bhutan. It will also be a place where heated views will often spark and tempers flare.
Polling discrepancy, says runner up
5 January, 2008 - Three days after the National Council election, Tashi Tshering, the Bidung gewog candidate who nearly beat Sonam Kinga to be the winner, has written to the Trashigang dzongkhag seeking clarification on diversion of voters from a designated polling station to a different station on the poll day.
NC election spin-off vis-a-vis party politics
5 January, 2008 - When Sonam Kinga, a candidate from Shongphu gewog, won the National Council election on December 31, it stirred mixed reactions among people, especially the supporters and candidates of the two political parties in the dzongkhag. The question was how much did the parties influence the votes?
Land allotment tangle
5 January, 2008 - After years of delay and angry exchange between Thimphu city corporation officials and Dechenchholing shopkeepers, 11 shopkeepers were awarded land yesterday, paving the way finally for the development of a long awaited satellite town in the area.
Tourist thief gets 7 years
5 January, 2008 - A 43-year-old man from Paro was sentenced to seven years in prison by the dzongkhagÂs district court yesterday in connection with the robbery of two American tourists in October this last year.
Log auction reserve price fixed
5 January, 2008 - Easing panic among sawmill owners, the Natural Resource Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) has fixed the reserve price for log auctions of different divisions and classes of timber across the country with effect from January 1, 2008. (See table)
Our first deep throats?
5 January, 2008 - InBhutan it is not just the pipes that are leaking. A few filing cabinets in Thimphu seem to have cracks in them. And papers are dropping out.
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| On wheels and by walk, they came to vote |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Voting in Phangyul, which is a 45-minute drive from Chuzomsa, began as early as 8:15 am with 70-year-old Tandin taking the first step. He walked for about 20 minutes to his polling station, supported by a mangmi.
Woman power for Wangduephodrang
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - With the last few minutes remaining for polling stations to close, the two National Council candidates from Wangduephodrang, wrought up as they were, were inundated with calls on their cell phones.
Dagana votes for varied reasons
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| Biding their time before pushing the button |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Old and young, women with babies on their backs, men with children on their shoulders, lunch boxes in their bags, across hills and through forest, they all walked to cast their vote.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Chennai Online)
Thimphu, Jan 1 Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Side by side rather than face to face (Kuensel)
5 January, 2008 - The National Assembly will be the main Bhutanese political arena, where divergent political ideas will soon play a bigger role in the future of Bhutan. It will also be a place where heated views will often spark and tempers flare.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutan announces results of first vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutan announced the first 15 members elected to the upper house following the tiny Himalayan nation’s first national poll as it shifts to democracy after a century of absolute monarchy, election officials said.
On New Year, Bhutan gets its first elected National Council (Express India)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives…
Bhutan Elects a National Council (The Daily Comet)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
15 members declared elected to Bhutan parliament (New Kerala)
Kathmandu, Jan 2: Marching towards democracy from absolute monarchy, Bhutan today declared results of the December 31 National Council Elections.
Punakha voters opt for eloquence (Kuensel)
NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Convincing Punaps (people of Punakha) would be difficult especially when their mother tongue is Dzongkha and you are not as eloquent as they want you to be.
Side by side rather than face to face
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| Modernity weds tradition in the new National Assembly hall |
5 January, 2008 - The National Assembly will be the main Bhutanese political arena, where divergent political ideas will soon play a bigger role in the future of Bhutan. It will also be a place where heated views will often spark and tempers flare.
Polling discrepancy, says runner up
5 January, 2008 - Three days after the National Council election, Tashi Tshering, the Bidung gewog candidate who nearly beat Sonam Kinga to be the winner, has written to the Trashigang dzongkhag seeking clarification on diversion of voters from a designated polling station to a different station on the poll day.
NC election spin-off vis-a-vis party politics
5 January, 2008 - When Sonam Kinga, a candidate from Shongphu gewog, won the National Council election on December 31, it stirred mixed reactions among people, especially the supporters and candidates of the two political parties in the dzongkhag. The question was how much did the parties influence the votes?
Land allotment tangle
5 January, 2008 - After years of delay and angry exchange between Thimphu city corporation officials and Dechenchholing shopkeepers, 11 shopkeepers were awarded land yesterday, paving the way finally for the development of a long awaited satellite town in the area.
Tourist thief gets 7 years
5 January, 2008 - A 43-year-old man from Paro was sentenced to seven years in prison by the dzongkhagÂs district court yesterday in connection with the robbery of two American tourists in October this last year.
Log auction reserve price fixed
5 January, 2008 - Easing panic among sawmill owners, the Natural Resource Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) has fixed the reserve price for log auctions of different divisions and classes of timber across the country with effect from January 1, 2008. (See table)
Our first deep throats?
5 January, 2008 - InBhutan it is not just the pipes that are leaking. A few filing cabinets in Thimphu seem to have cracks in them. And papers are dropping out.
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| On wheels and by walk, they came to vote |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Voting in Phangyul, which is a 45-minute drive from Chuzomsa, began as early as 8:15 am with 70-year-old Tandin taking the first step. He walked for about 20 minutes to his polling station, supported by a mangmi.
Woman power for Wangduephodrang
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - With the last few minutes remaining for polling stations to close, the two National Council candidates from Wangduephodrang, wrought up as they were, were inundated with calls on their cell phones.
Dagana votes for varied reasons
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| Biding their time before pushing the button |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Old and young, women with babies on their backs, men with children on their shoulders, lunch boxes in their bags, across hills and through forest, they all walked to cast their vote.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Chennai Online)
Thimphu, Jan 1 Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutan announces results of first vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutan announced the first 15 members elected to the upper house following the tiny Himalayan nation’s first national poll as it shifts to democracy after a century of absolute monarchy, election officials said.
On New Year, Bhutan gets its first elected National Council (Express India)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives…
Bhutan Elects a National Council (The Daily Comet)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
15 members declared elected to Bhutan parliament (New Kerala)
Kathmandu, Jan 2: Marching towards democracy from absolute monarchy, Bhutan today declared results of the December 31 National Council Elections.
Two lotshampas win in Bhutanese parliamentary polls (Nepalnews. com)
Two Nepali-speaking candidates have emerged winners in the first parliamentary polls that was held in Bhutan Monday aiming to transform the country from absolute monarchy to a ‘constitutional democracy.’
Bhutan steps towards democracy (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
DEOTHANG, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutanese voted on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
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| On wheels and by walk, they came to vote |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Voting in Phangyul, which is a 45-minute drive from Chuzomsa, began as early as 8:15 am with 70-year-old Tandin taking the first step. He walked for about 20 minutes to his polling station, supported by a mangmi.
Woman power for Wangduephodrang
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - With the last few minutes remaining for polling stations to close, the two National Council candidates from Wangduephodrang, wrought up as they were, were inundated with calls on their cell phones.
Dagana votes for varied reasons
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| Biding their time before pushing the button |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Old and young, women with babies on their backs, men with children on their shoulders, lunch boxes in their bags, across hills and through forest, they all walked to cast their vote.
Postal ballot under-represented in Sarpang
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - The poor response to the postal ballot in Sarpang was because most voters were not registered on the eligible postal ballot list, according to election officials. SarpangÂs returning officer Pem Dorji said that this happened because most hadnÂt received their new citizenship identity cards.
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| Catching some sun in a vacant northern one |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - If you ask residents of Chamkhar valley why the more experienced and older candidate, Jigme Palden, lost the NC election to fresh graduate Tshewang Jurmey, most mention his top-down attitude, which was on full display during the public debate of BBSC TV several weeks ago.
Communication skills was the key in Chukha
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - That Tshewang Lhamu would win the Chukha National Council election was apparent early on.
The 26-year-old woman spoke well and could articulate her positions better than her opponent. She was passionate and enthusiastic in her speeches. She worked hard. She trudged to her opponentÂs village and won hearts.
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Dr MK Rai, SamtseÂs choice for councilor, did not sweep all the votes in his gewog, Chargarey, as has been the case for many candidates in other dzongkhags.
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - It was already in the air that the fair-looking Naichu would emerge the winner for the national council election from Mongar. When the results were declared, it was so.
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - A farmer in Tshento gewog, 30-year-old Peday, felt great enthusiasm voting for the first time in a real election. Days before the National Council polls on December 31, she sent a message to her relatives in Chukhavia radio asking them to come and vote for the NC election in Paro, although she wasnÂt sure that they were going to vote for her favoured candidate.
Postal ballots clinch Trashigang cliffhanger
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Had it not been for the postal ballots from civil servants, the candidate from Shongphu gewog, Sonam Kinga, who was expecting a landslide victory from Trashigang, would have probably had to wait for another five years to get into the National Council.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Chennai Online)
Thimphu, Jan 1 Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutan announces results of first vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutan announced the first 15 members elected to the upper house following the tiny Himalayan nation’s first national poll as it shifts to democracy after a century of absolute monarchy, election officials said.
On New Year, Bhutan gets its first elected National Council (Express India)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives…
Bhutan Elects a National Council (The Daily Comet)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
15 members declared elected to Bhutan parliament (New Kerala)
Kathmandu, Jan 2: Marching towards democracy from absolute monarchy, Bhutan today declared results of the December 31 National Council Elections.
Two lotshampas win in Bhutanese parliamentary polls (Nepalnews. com)
Two Nepali-speaking candidates have emerged winners in the first parliamentary polls that was held in Bhutan Monday aiming to transform the country from absolute monarchy to a ‘constitutional democracy.’
Bhutan steps towards democracy (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
DEOTHANG, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutanese voted on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
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| On wheels and by walk, they came to vote |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Voting in Phangyul, which is a 45-minute drive from Chuzomsa, began as early as 8:15 am with 70-year-old Tandin taking the first step. He walked for about 20 minutes to his polling station, supported by a mangmi.
Woman power for Wangduephodrang
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - With the last few minutes remaining for polling stations to close, the two National Council candidates from Wangduephodrang, wrought up as they were, were inundated with calls on their cell phones.
Dagana votes for varied reasons
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| Biding their time before pushing the button |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - Old and young, women with babies on their backs, men with children on their shoulders, lunch boxes in their bags, across hills and through forest, they all walked to cast their vote.
Postal ballot under-represented in Sarpang
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - The poor response to the postal ballot in Sarpang was because most voters were not registered on the eligible postal ballot list, according to election officials. SarpangÂs returning officer Pem Dorji said that this happened because most hadnÂt received their new citizenship identity cards.
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| Catching some sun in a vacant northern one |
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - If you ask residents of Chamkhar valley why the more experienced and older candidate, Jigme Palden, lost the NC election to fresh graduate Tshewang Jurmey, most mention his top-down attitude, which was on full display during the public debate of BBSC TV several weeks ago.
Communication skills was the key in Chukha
NC ELECTIONS 3 January, 2008 - That Tshewang Lhamu would win the Chukha National Council election was apparent early on.
The 26-year-old woman spoke well and could articulate her positions better than her opponent. She was passionate and enthusiastic in her speeches. She worked hard. She trudged to her opponentÂs village and won hearts.
|
NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Dr MK Rai, SamtseÂs choice for councilor, did not sweep all the votes in his gewog, Chargarey, as has been the case for many candidates in other dzongkhags.
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - It was already in the air that the fair-looking Naichu would emerge the winner for the national council election from Mongar. When the results were declared, it was so.
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - A farmer in Tshento gewog, 30-year-old Peday, felt great enthusiasm voting for the first time in a real election. Days before the National Council polls on December 31, she sent a message to her relatives in Chukhavia radio asking them to come and vote for the NC election in Paro, although she wasnÂt sure that they were going to vote for her favoured candidate.
Postal ballots clinch Trashigang cliffhanger
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Had it not been for the postal ballots from civil servants, the candidate from Shongphu gewog, Sonam Kinga, who was expecting a landslide victory from Trashigang, would have probably had to wait for another five years to get into the National Council.
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Chennai Online)
Thimphu, Jan 1 Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutan announces results of first vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutan announced the first 15 members elected to the upper house following the tiny Himalayan nation’s first national poll as it shifts to democracy after a century of absolute monarchy, election officials said.
On New Year, Bhutan gets its first elected National Council (Express India)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives…
Bhutan Elects a National Council (The Daily Comet)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
Bhutan steps towards democracy (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
DEOTHANG, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutanese voted on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
Bhutan takes first steps towards democracy (Sydney Morning Herald)
GUWAHATI, India: Bhutan has announced the first 15 members elected to is parliament’s upper house following the tiny Himalayan nation’s first national poll as it shifts to democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
Bhutan steps towards democracy in first real poll (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
DEOTHANG, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutanese began voting on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Dr MK Rai, SamtseÂs choice for councilor, did not sweep all the votes in his gewog, Chargarey, as has been the case for many candidates in other dzongkhags.
|
NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - It was already in the air that the fair-looking Naichu would emerge the winner for the national council election from Mongar. When the results were declared, it was so.
|
NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - A farmer in Tshento gewog, 30-year-old Peday, felt great enthusiasm voting for the first time in a real election. Days before the National Council polls on December 31, she sent a message to her relatives in Chukhavia radio asking them to come and vote for the NC election in Paro, although she wasnÂt sure that they were going to vote for her favoured candidate.
Postal ballots clinch Trashigang cliffhanger
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Had it not been for the postal ballots from civil servants, the candidate from Shongphu gewog, Sonam Kinga, who was expecting a landslide victory from Trashigang, would have probably had to wait for another five years to get into the National Council.
Punakha voters opt for eloquence
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Convincing Punaps (people of Punakha) would be difficult especially when their mother tongue is Dzongkha and you are not as eloquent as they want you to be.
Narrow margin of victory in Samdrup Jongkhar
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - VoterÂs response towards the National Council election in Samdrup Jongkhar dzongkhag was not very encouraging, according to electoral officers.
By lunchtime, almost all 56 polling stations in the dzongkhag looked deserted indicating a low voter turnout.
Gelephu gets a chip of the old block
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - As a youngster and later in college, he was better known as star footballer netting goals for school and college.
Pema Lhamo romps through Zhemgang race
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - Gem Tshering, 50, from Buli suffers from a hearing disorder and can barely utter a few words. He is a cattle herder and lives in Buli Pam, a two-hour walk from Buli town in Zhemgang dzongkhag.
Pemagatshel at the polls: A popular point of view
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NC ELECTIONS 2 January, 2008 - A 78-year-old woman comes out of the voting compartment and walks straight up to her friends, confused. ÂWhich button did you all press? she asks her three friends. ÂI pressed the first. Did I vote for the right candidate?Â
National Council elected in Bhutan (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is
National Council elected in Bhutan (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Jan 1 (PTI) Bhutan today received its New Year gift — 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutanese vote for National Council (CNN.com)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan (AP) — Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
National Council elected in Bhutan (NDTV)
Bhutan on Tuesday received its New Year gift - 15 elected representatives to its National Council or upper house following the first parliamentary elections as the country is nearing its aim of aim of embracing democracy.
Bhutan Elects a National Council (The Daily Comet)
SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Bhutan Thousands of Bhutanese went to the polls Monday to elect a National Council, the final stage before democratic elections that will end nearly 100 years of absolute monarchy in the secluded Himalayan country.
Bhutan steps towards democracy (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
DEOTHANG, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutanese voted on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
Bhutan steps towards democracy in first real poll (Reuters.co.uk)
DEOTHANG, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutanese began voting on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
Bhutan holds first elections (UPI)
Bhutan marched Tuesday toward becoming a constitutional monarchy by electing 15 National Council members in the first such poll in the Himalayan Shangrila.
Bhutan votes in first democratic elections (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan held its first parliamentary elections aimed at transforming the country from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy.
Bhutan votes in first democratic elections (Nepalnews. com)
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Monday successfully held its first parliamentary polls aimed at transforming the country from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy.
Gross National Happiness: putting the concept into practice
Some thoughts on BhutanÂs democracy
1 January, 2008 - ‘Go to where the silence is and say something was the motto at the end of KuenselÂs Editorial on Wednesday 12 December 2007. ÂOn the eve of the elections, we would like to reflect on what the next five years will be like. We would like to think about a new political system and about its impact on our society. It presented an invitation.
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31 December, 2007 - We have all been waiting for 2008 and now it is finally upon us. And it is set to take off on a note that sets the tone for our countryÂs historic transition to a parliamentary democracy.
Are resolutions, like promises, meant to be broken?
31 December, 2007 - Lose weight, quit smoking, stop drinking, spend time with family, wake up early, exercise Â
the list just goes on.
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31 December, 2007 - Tashi Norbu, 25, from Khenzo, Pemagatshel, recently graduated from the Paro Centre for Education. This New Year, this enthusiastic teacher plans to follow the rules of democracy right from his class!
1. You just graduated. So where have you been placed?
IÂm placed in Trongsa but IÂm yet to know which school in particular.
My Pale Princess
31 December, 2007 - Face as white as snow, hair
black, silky, and eyes,
round and bright like stars, made my love fly towards Kinzang at first sight. Though she was beautiful, I felt something absent in her. Finally I discovered that she never wore a smile, as if mourning someoneÂs death. Sometimes, along the way, I thought to tell her of my love but I dared not.
Thank Heavens for Small Mercies
contd.
31 December, 2007 - Now isnÂt that what all
of us should be doing. We are all godÂs children on this earth. All blessed with a variety of talents. It is our duty to explore and unearth these gifts and put them to good use rather than lament that god has not been fair.
Pemagatsel sees a win-win situation
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| Sangay Tempa Jigme Rinzin |
31 December, 2007 - With hundreds of election officers in place and 52 polling stations not further than an hour away from the furthest household, Pemagatshel, the district with only two of its eleven gewogs connected by road, is all set for the first ever National Council elections on December 31.
Punakha to pick one out of three
31 December, 2007 - Punakha dzongkhag is reputed for electing representatives who have dominated National Assembly deliberations. The eloquence of the late Chimi Namgay Rinchen and, most recently, Shenga chimi Namgay Pintsho vividly lingers in Punap minds.
Paro stands at a crossroad
31 December, 2007 - Voters in Paro valley seem well informed and excited to vote in one of the four - Ugyen Tshering, Phub Dorji, Ugyen Tshering or Jambay Dorji  as their candidate to the National Council.
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