27 MARCH 2013
Bhutan’s second trip to the parliamentary polls
With its second general elections, Bhutan takes one more step towards securing its democratic gains. http://thediplomat.com/2013/03/27/bhutans-second-trip-to-the-parliamentary-polls/
30 JANUARY 2013
Booming Bhutan
The Happiest Place on Earth? http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138797/john-berthelsen/booming-bhutan
26 JUNE 2012
Bhutan grieves for destroyed historic site
Bhutan is mourning the loss of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, a four-century-old architectural wonder that had dramatically stood on a ridge at the confluence of two rivers before it burned to the ground over the weekend.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/26/world/asia/bhutan-dzong-fire/index.html?hpt=ias_c2
22 JUNE 2012
China, Bhutan look to establish formal ties
China and the remote Himalayan nation of Bhutan have agreed to establish diplomatic relations and resolve a long-standing border dispute, China’s foreign ministry said.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20120622-354801.html
4 FEBRUARY 2012
Indian Govt lifts ban on export of essential Bhutan items
Bhutan has expressed happiness over acceptance of its request of exemption from application of any export bans on essential commodities. India has exempted Bhutan from the application of ban on export milk powder, wheat, edible oil, pulses and non-Basmati rice
http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399062&catid=40
4 NOVEMBER 2011
South Asia’s fledgling democracy
Jigme Thinley, the prime minister of Bhutan, has told Al Jazeera that his people will seek guidance from the country’s king, who will be asked to intervene if the fledgling democracy encounters any major governing problems. Thinley’s statement has been criticised by Tshering Tobgay, an
opposition leader, who says it reflects a lack of trust and confidence in the government’s capabilities
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/11/201111310720643833.html
13 OCTOBER 2011
Bhutan king Jigme Wangchuk marries commoner Jetsun Pema
Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk has married his commoner bride in a lavish ceremony at a monastic fortress in the Himalayan nation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15285121
http://www.asiaone.com/static/multimedia/gallery/111013_bhutan/
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44913679/ns/today-today_people/
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MJ18Df02.html
12 OCTOBER 2011
The wedding of King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and 21-year-old Jetsun Pema is for tomorrow (video)
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/10/201110125201477334.html
6 NOVEMBER 2088
2008: Bhutan’s king Jigme Singye Wangchuck hands his eldest son, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, the Raven crown which gives him the
title of Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/11/200811624757933975.html
24 MARCH 2088
Bhutanese vote in an historic poll that will change the country in a constitutional monarchy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7310832.stm
2 JUNE 1999
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the kingdom for the first time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan_Broadcasting_Service