The country is moving to modernization but at a slow pace. Bhutan is looking towards more advancement, but with that it does not want to loose its originality. There are few examples which indicate that now people are becoming aware and are...

Leaders of eight South Asian countries are arriving in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, for a weekend regional summit. Heavy security is in place for the meeting between India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal...

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.The nation’s king, 28-year-old Jigme Keshar Namgyal Wangchuck,...

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.Bhutanese...

Burma has been named as the most persistent user of child soldiers, with thousands in its armed forces - some as young as 11, Human Rights Watch says.

When scientists keep warning us every now and then about the hazardous consequences of global warming, many of us dismiss it off as something that will take years to turn into reality. But the threat of floods, change in monsoons and rain...

Fifty-four Burmese migrants have been found dead after suffocating in a lorry smuggling them into southern Thailand. More than 100 people were packed into a container measuring 6m by 2m. Many of the survivors are seriously ill from dehydration...

BHUTAN or The Land of Thunder Dragon (Druk Yul in Bhutanese language) is a tiny land locked kingdom of 47,000 square kilometers nestled in the laps of pristine landscape of Himalayas, wedged between giant neighbours India and China. Tens of...

The children pounced on Nordon Gurung’s lap, tugging on her long hair, spilling apple juice on her traditional skirt and singing songs in her ear, as if she were their grandmother. But Gurung is not a granny, or even a relative. She is a...

In a remote corner of the Himalayas, a small Tibetan refugee community felt helpless as it watched protests erupt all over the world against Chinese rule in their homeland. For in the tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, ethnically, culturally...