· October, 2009

Stories about Bhutan from October, 2009

Bhutan: Perspective On Child Labor

  26 October 2009

“The malignant hypocrisy hangs in the air when a rich official’s wife ill-treats her maidservant, who is only a child, while her husband attends international conferences and speaks to people about GNH (gross national happiness). It happens in Bhutan,” reports Di at On The Job blog.

Bhutan: Smooth Transition To Democracy

  23 October 2009

Tshering Tobgay, the Leader of the opposition party in the National Assembly of Bhutan, comments that: “the transition to our democracy has, indeed, been uniquely smooth. So smooth that most of us weren’t even paying attention.”

Bhutan: End Tobacco Ban

  21 October 2009

I am Drukpa brings to our notice “the rising insane and inhuman prices” of freely available smuggled cigarettes in Bhutan because of a outright tobacco ban in the country. The blogger advocates for “ban-free legalized tobacco that is reasonably taxed and regulated”.

Bhutan: After The Earthquake

  8 October 2009

The devastating earthquake of 6.3 Richter scale on September 21, 2009 and several aftershocks caused Bhutan a lot of destruction leaving the people traumatized. Freedom In Bhutan critically analyzes the relief and rescue efforts and damage assessment and questions “whether Bhutan has the resources to start rebuilding”.