Credit: AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File The eastern Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is gearing up for elections to its National Assembly, the 47-seat lower house of the country’s bicameral legislature.

Voting in the first phase of elections to the National Assembly – the fourth since the Himalayan kingdom democratized in 2008 – will take place on November 30.

During the 34th session of National Council, the Upper House adopted the National Assembly (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2024, the Cattle Tax Exemption Bill of Bhutan 2024, and the Alternative Dispute ...

The National Assembly (NA) passed the motion to lift the ban on issuing ... renting of licences between Bhutanese is fronting and illegal. “Bhutan’s cultural acceptance of alcohol, weak coordination ...