SouthAsiaBiz (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
He is just 28 years old and he is still not married. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is going to be the fifth Dragon King of Bhutan . Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is a highly educated person. He has studied in Oxford University . In fact, he became King two years ago but some objections came from astrologers. Now, he is going to sit in the throne in November 6.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
A date is announced in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan for the long awaited coronation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
A date is announced in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan for the long awaited coronation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan has formally adopted a new constitution that transforms it from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy, a move initiated by its royal family.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Bhutan's parliament endorsed the country's first constitution today, formally turning the former absolute monarchy into a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley began his maiden visit to India Monday - his first trip abroad as democratically elected prime minister of the Himalayan country since the historic elections in March this year. Foreign Affairs Minister Ugyen Tshering, Economic Affairs Minister Khandu Wangchuck and Finance Minister Wangdi [...]
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Within two months of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Bhutan visit making him the first world leader to visit the new democracy...
India eNews: Top Headlines (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Jigmi Y. Thinley, the prime minister of Bhutan, one of the world's youngest democracy, arrives here on a four-day visit next week.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The US magazine Foreign Policy ranked the Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev the ninth youngest political leader in the world. Stanishev, who is 42, is placed one position before the 43-year-old Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, who is ranked tenth. The first place in the ranking is for...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures - Texas, NASA and the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan - converged Wednesday at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.
Space Ref (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Opening Ceremonies of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Sadly, No! (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Here’s Confederate Yankee, back to blow your mind again: AP, Let’s Do This Thing [...] I propose that in addition to charging AP for using blogger content, that AP be charged editorial fees when bloggers are forced to do the fact checking that in-house editors fail to do. For every blog entry proving than an Associated Press [...]
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Quote: 06/11/2008 THE DECLINE OF AN AMERICAN EXPORT Western Democracy Loses Ground to Autocrats By Erich Follath It's the best of all bad forms of government, but for many it's no longer good enough. Today democracy leaves lots of people cold, and in Asia and Africa, many prefer autocratic systems. Damaged by Bush, Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, few are interested in the model of democracy exported by...
Cryptomundo.com (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Two pictures of the rare ocelot (sic) morph were captured by an intensive camera trapping exercise targeted for tigers and leopards in Bhutan. Image.
The Pakistani Politics (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Bhutan: Strong multiparty democracy lacking after elections Bhutan first democratic elections took place on 24 March, 2008, with nearly 40 international observers looking on at the county’s final step to convert to a multiparty democracy. Nearly 80 percent of 318,465 registered voters exercised their franchise. But as for multiparty democracy, the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party [...]
