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At least two bombs exploded in the border towns of Gelephu and Phuentsholing in the period of two hours on Sunday evening. The incident...

There were 105 prisoners at the Damphu jail. The jailers began to threaten us, that if we wanted to stay in Bhutan then our prison term would prolong, or alternatively we could opt to leave the country. When I was asked what I wanted to do, I used to answer, that as three generations of my family had lived on the same land, why should I leave the country, when I haven’t done anything wrong? Enraged with my answer, they use to beat me heavily with sticks or intimidate me showing a piece of hot iron to change my statement and leave the country. Out of 105, 24 prison inmates were released after they signed Voluntary Migration Forms, to leave Bhutan permanently. The rest of us were transferred to Chemgang prison near the capital, Thimphu.

Barely months after a Christian man, Prem Singh Gurung, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for showing a film on Jesus, the Bhutanese police...

Globally, most corruption and crime related issues are linked to development, expressed Chief of Police (CoP) Kipchu Namgyel on Thursday. Namgyel reiterated that there is...