· June, 2011

Stories about Bhutan from June, 2011

Bhutan: Citizenship For Fatherless Children

  21 June 2011

Sonam Ongmo at Dragon Tales argues that the citizenship of Bhutanese children should come automatically by virtue of the fact that one parent is a citizen. Presently for the citizenship of a child the Bhutanese mother have to prove the identity of the man who fathered the child.

Bhutan: The Wind In Wangdue Phodrang Dzong

  14 June 2011

“Legend has it that the Wind in Wangdue comes from a hole in the elephant hill,” – so describes Passu about the “man-blowing” wind at the southern end of the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong in Bhutan.

Bhutan: A Photo Story

  3 June 2011

Bridge To Bhutan posts a photo story introducing Bhutan to the world readers which has some breathtaking pictures from Bhutan.

Bhutan: Do Not Ignore Facebook

  2 June 2011

Tshering Tobgay writes about the growing influence of social media in Bhutan and comments that the Bhutanese government should use Facebook, not ignore it.

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