March 25: Jomotsangkha Dungkhag, one of the remotest Dungkhag in the country, is now connected with cellular phone services. The Minister of Information and Communications, Lyonpo Nandalal Rai, inaugurated the mobile service today.

Till democracy takes root in popular culture, says Lyonchhoen, parties will need state support

State Funding For Parties 25 March, 2010 – Only state funding can rescue Bhutan’s bankrupt political parties, prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley yesterday insisted, when he met the Bhutanese media during a two-hour meeting with the cabinet.
Responding to a [...]

Without a local governance act, there can be no electoral action
Annual Gup’s Conference 24 March, 2010 – The long delayed local government elections saw renewed debate yesterday at the annual gup’s conference in Thimphu, when gewog heads asked the chief election commissioner (CEC) if there would ever be an election of local leaders.

Alcohol Use In Bhutan 22 March, 2010 – Being deeply rooted into the country’s customs and woven into its culture, rules and measures to dissuade Bhutanese from excessive alcohol consumption continue to pose the government a major challenge.

21 March, 2010 – Instances of burglary in Phuentsholing are nothing new. It’s the flip side, residents say, of being the country’s main gateway for trade and other commercial activities.
Since the last two years, burglary in the country’s commercial hub has been

Damchu-Chukha New Alignment 21 March, 2010 – The mood was of excitement and nostalgia at Damchu yesterday as officials and a few locals watched the JCB bulldozer push the first plough of earth, signalling that work on the much-awaited Damchu-Chukha new alignment has begun.