The South Thimphu choice: Experience or change (Kuensel)
NA ELECTIONS - Thimphu 17 March, 2008 - The parliamentary race in South Thimphu constituency has all the elements of a spicy political contest: two formidable personalities, a controversy, that has been the talk of the nation for weeks, and a race so tight that it is almost impossible to predict the outcome.

One killed in Bhutan blast; security alert sounded (Gulf Times)
THIMPHU: Bhutan has put its security forces on a maximum alert after one person was killed in an explosion ahead of the historic parliamentary elections on March 24, officials said yesterday.

One killed in Bhutan explosion, security alert sounded (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, March 15 (IANS) Bhutan has put its security forces on a maximum alert after one person was killed in an explosion ahead of the historic parliamentary elections March 24, officials said Saturday.

Indo-Bhutan border to be sealed from March 23-25 (Deepika)
Siliguri, Mar 16 (UNI) Darjeeling district administration today decided to seal the part of the Indo-Bhutan border within the district from March 23 to 25 in view of the March 24 general election in Bhutan.

From Brazil and Bhutan to Bollywood (The Times of India)
Anurag Basu’s Kites will have model Barbara Mori, who’s of Uruguayan, Japanese and Mexican heritage.

Excise refund reflects trade growth (Kuensel)
17 March, 2008 - Bhutan will get an excise duty refund of Nu 900 million on all Indian manufactured commodities that were imported in the year 2005.

Bhutan cracks down on rebels ahead of first poll (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutanese soldiers and police have launched a crackdown against ethnic Nepali rebels ahead of the tiny, isolated Himalayan nation’s first parliamentary elections this month, officials said on Wednesday.

Bhutan cracks down on rebels ahead of polls (Gulf Times)
GUWAHATI, India: Bhutanese soldiers and police have launched a crackdown against ethnic Nepali rebels ahead of the tiny, isolated Himalayan nation’s first parliamentary elections this month, officials said yesterday.

‘Maoists killed’ by Bhutan police (BBC News)
Police in Bhutan say that they have killed at least five suspected Maoists in ongoing operations over the last week.

Dress rehearsal for Smithsonian show (Kuensel)
17 March, 2008 - A formal dry run of the exhibition will be opened on Monday as Bhutan gears to participate, for the first time, in the Smithsonian Folk-Life festival in Washington DC, USA later this June.

Even dishwashers can dream

17 March, 2008 - One job that does not require skills is washing dishes. That’s what many young village boys, who come to Thimphu in search of a future, end up doing for a livelihood, at least in the beginning.

Are you a closet alcoholic?
17 March, 2008 - Medical research recently established that alcoholism is a disease and alcoholics are patients in need of medical treatment and care. But often it is difficult to know when an alcoholic needs help.

You Complete Me
17 March, 2008 - To complete life, there are
multiple requirements. For instance, say, hard work: it requires consistency and persistency in one’s field of study.

Anything Can Happen
17 March, 2008 - Love beautifies the world.
But this beauty escaped
Sonam and Dechen because they believed love was just a game played by two stupid people.

The South Thimphu choice: Experience or change

The personal touch - DPT’s Yeshey Zimba and PDP’s Sonam Tobgay Dorji make contact with their constituents

NA ELECTIONS - Thimphu 17 March, 2008 - The parliamentary race in South Thimphu constituency has all the elements of a spicy political contest: two formidable personalities, a controversy, that has been the talk of the nation for weeks, and a race so tight that it is almost impossible to predict the outcome.

Too close to call in Chumey-Ura
NA ELECTIONS - Bumthang 17 March, 2008 - Going by what voters have to say, it’s going to be a close fight between the former budget director and the drungtsho (traditional physician), contesting from Chumey Ura constituency in Bumthang.

Ngatshang-Dremitse could go either way
NA ELECTIONS - Mongar 17 March, 2008 - Who will it be for Dremitse Ngatshang?

Either a lawyer/educationist or man/woman will represent the biggest constituency in Mongar dzongkhag, Dremitse-Ngatshang, in Bhutan’s new parliament.

Honours even in Jomotsangkha-Martshala

PDP’s Pelzang Wangchuk and DPT’s Norbu Wangzom in a ding-dong battle

NA ELECTIONS - Samdrup Jongkhar 17 March, 2008 - Both candidates contesting the Jomotsangkha-Martsala constituency in Samdrup Jongkhar are equally confident about winning in the country’s first general election.

Elections foreshadowed by cloud of allegations
NA ELECTIONS 17 March, 2008 - Exactly after eight days, on March 24, one of the two political parties will win to form the government. But neither the parties nor the Election Commission of Bhutan is certain as to whether both parties would be free of all allegations before poll day.

Excise refund reflects trade growth
17 March, 2008 - Bhutan will get an excise duty refund of Nu 900 million on all Indian manufactured commodities that were imported in the year 2005.

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