Read more King Jigme Singye Wangchuck stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1428/king-jigme-singye-wangchuck.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 16:03:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22242/bhutan-to-measure-happiness.htmlKatherine Thompson<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=86430&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020029' border='0' />The king of Bhutan decided 20 years ago to start measuring his people's well-being—dubbed Gross National Happiness—but he never quite figured out how to quantify the national mood. With the Bhutan's first democratic election on Monday, and modernization transforming the long-isolated country, a commission has been charged with...Bhutanese people wait in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station in Deothang, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. The government is trying to measure the nation's happiness during a switch to democracy.http://www.newser.com/story/22242/bhutan-to-measure-happiness.htmlSat, 22 Mar 2008 10:31:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1620/bhutan-test-drives-democracy.htmlSam Gale Rosen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=2977&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035354' border='0' />The tiny Buddhist nation of Bhutan held a mock election Saturday in preparation for the transition from monarchy to democracy set for next year. The yellow thunder dragon defeated its blue, green, and red counterparts in the vote, a test run for the latest reform advocated by modernization-minded King Jigme...Voters hold their identity cards as they stand in a queue to cast their votes during a mock poll at a polling station in Chenary, Bhutan, Saturday, April 21, 2007. On Saturday, thousands of people spilled out of their homes to vote in a mock election complete with dummy political parties, electronic voting machines and international observers from the United Nations, India and Australia, officials said. More than 200,000 registered voters will take part in the "dress rehearsal" as the tiny Himalayan kingdom gets ready for its first national elections in 2008 that will usher in parliamentary democracy. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) http://www.newser.com/story/1620/bhutan-test-drives-democracy.htmlTue, 24 Apr 2007 15:28:31 CDT