Thimphu elects Sangay Zam (Kuensel)
30 January, 2008 - Thimphu Throm’s Sangay Zam won the National Council elections by more than a thousand votes despite the recent uproar among Thimphu voters over her statement during the candidates’ television debate.

First private school in eastern Bhutan (Kuensel)
28 January, 2008 - Students from eastern Bhutan who do not make it to government schools after class X may have the option of continuing higher secondary education closer to home from the 2008 academic session.

NC Elections completed (Kuensel)
30 January, 2008 - The election of 20 people’s representatives to the National Council concluded yesterday with the five remaining dzongkhags of Thimphu, Haa, Tashiyangtse, Lhuentse and Gasa electing their representatives.

Bhutan bans import of poultry from India (Hindustan Times)
Bhutan has banned the import of poultry and its products from India for an indefinite period following an outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal.

Ten sports still negotiating (Kuensel)
30 January, 2008 - More than two months after the Bhutan InfoCom and Media Authority (BICMA) instructed cable operators to reinstate ten sports, there is no sign of the sports channel reappearing on the network.

PDP submits letter of intent, manifesto (Kuensel)
30 January, 2008 - The People’s Democratic Party submitted their letter of intent and the party manifesto to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on January 28.

Tara-thon - a worthwhile effort (Kuensel)
28 January, 2008 - Jogging along the east-west highway through mixed vegetation and temperate and cold climates and scaling five dizzying mountain passes, 12 Tara-thon runners entered the Thimphu clock tower on January 24 showered with applauds from the capital’s residents.

All change in Shangri-la? (The New Statesman)
The small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is currently engaged in an extremely interesting exercise.

Bombs in Bhutan stir refugee crisis (Asia Times)
CHENNAI - The orchestrated bomb blasts that detonated on Monday in the capital of Thimphu and three other locations across Bhutan are a powerful reminder of the simmering refugee problem that has long plagued the ruling government and tarnished the reputation of the tiny Himalayan kingdom often referred to as Shangri-La.

Explosions rock Bhutan ahead of first polls (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A string of blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan at the weekend, wounding one person and damaging shops and businesses, a spokesman for the Royal Bhutanese Police said Monday.

A student with grenades
30 January, 2008 - A 17-year old student of Lhamoizingkha in Dagana was caught with three hand grenades and was questioned in police custody.

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NC Elections completed
30 January, 2008 - The election of 20 people’s representatives to the National Council concluded yesterday with the five remaining dzongkhags of Thimphu, Haa, Tashiyangtse, Lhuentse and Gasa electing their representatives.

One in three say ‘No’ in Gasa

Voters in Damjee

30 January, 2008 - Gasa, the country’s largest and the least populated dzongkhag struggled, until the 11th hour, to produce a candidate to contest for a seat in the National Council.

Thimphu elects Sangay Zam

Sangay Zam celebrates her victory with well wishers

30 January, 2008 - Thimphu Throm’s Sangay Zam won the National Council elections by more than a thousand votes despite the recent uproar among Thimphu voters over her statement during the candidates’ television debate.

“Yes” for Tshering Dorji

Voters in Ha

30 January, 2008 - About 89 percent of the voters approved the lone Ha National Council candidate, Tshering Dorji by pressing the “yes” button to represent them in the National Council.

Trashiyangtse chooses army experience

The winner is congratulated over the telephone

30 January, 2008 - For the past four months Lt Colonel (retrd.) Kesang Namgyal had set camp in the easternmost district of Trashiyangtse traversing its rugged terrain and meetings its people.

Lhuentse’s one and only

Rinzin during one of his campaigns in Lhuentse

30 January, 2008 - For the people of Lhuentse, the heartland of the Royal dynasty, it was a straightforward election, to accept or not the dzongkhag’s only candidate to the National Council.

Four houses down in three hours

Little could be done to quell the flames Photo: Tenzin DSO Wangduephodrang dzongkhag

30 January, 2008 - Four traditional houses near the Wangduephodrang checkpost were reduced to rubble within a few hours in a fire, which broke out around 4:30 pm yesterday.

PDP submits letter of intent, manifesto
30 January, 2008 - The People’s Democratic Party submitted their letter of intent and the party manifesto to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on January 28.

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