The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has leapt in one day from an absolute monarchy to a democracy. Bhutan is a tradition-bound land, where people revere their monarch — so much so that the young ...

In this April 23, 2013 file photo, a Bhutanese child sits as adults in traditional costume stand in a queue to cast their votes for the nation's parliamentary election outside a polling station at ...

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The tiny Himalayan monarchy of Bhutan held its first democratic election, handing a parliamentary landslide victory to former Prime Minister Jigme Thinley’s party, according to unofficial results. The ...

THIMPHU, Bhutan -- The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan crowned its fifth king Thursday after a two-year wait for the precise moment deemed most favorable by court astrologers for a successful reign.

BARBARA CROSSETTE, a former New York Times correspondent in Asia, is the author of "So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas." IT OFTEN COMES as a bewildering surprise to ...

The Himalayan nation of Bhutan, often described as a "Shangri-La" where happiness is equated to wealth, is holding elections this week. But the Lhotshampa people, brutally driven out of the small ...

Sabrina Soares explains how Bhutan progressed from a monarchy to a parliamentary democracy. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building ...

LAYA, Bhutan — Prayer flags whip in the wind, flying across steep valleys and roads. Buddhist temples, stupa shrines and majestic fortresses called zhongs dot the landscape. Giant water-powered prayer ...

On March 3, Sonam Tshering, a Buddhist monk, was sentenced to three years in prison in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan. His crime? Trying to smuggle $2.50 worth of chewing tobacco into Bhutan from ...