Following the surprise resignation put-up by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Jigme Tshultim, clearly announcing withdrawal from his current post as well as from his party, the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) was left with a big void to fill in the Radhi-Sakten constituency. It’s a big shoe to fill and the …

Sangay Khandu An intent to introduce the RTI Bill along with a draft was submitted to Honorable Thrizin on March 16, 2012 for debate in the 9th session of Parliament and subsequently distributed to all other Honorable Members of the National Council. The Honorable Chairperson then forwarded the draft to the Legislative Committee for comments. …

While the 2013 general election is the main topic of discussion these days what is more relevant to Bhutan is the growth of our young democracy from 2008 to 2012. The last four years of our democracy have been importantly mainly from the point of the evolution of our young …

“We can produce our own vegetables!” said Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley last week to 92 vegetable vendors who gathered in the capital from all over Bhutan. And that is not a tall-order from the nation’s premier, for he justified with conviction, stats and instances, that Bhutan can do it. Lyonchhen …

Boxing fans in Bhutan may have never feasted their eyes on Ali or Tyson, live and in the flesh, but two of Bhutan’s youth will get a shot at emulating these boxing behemoths; And no less but in the international arena. Meet Tashi Wangdi and Tashi Wangchuk, the two boxers …

From what conclusions were drawn among media personnel, both foreign and local, during the ‘Round table session on media and its impact on policy’ at the recently concluded Mountain Echoes, Media in Bhutan has fared well, and its horizon is not all that bleak. Award-winning British writer and Historian from …

Bhutan clearance FC, who has come all the way from Phuntsholing made it worthwhile by beating Motithang FC with two goals today. Both the goals were scored by the captain of Bhutan clearance FC, Dorji Wangdi. He has proved his responsibility as captain and as a potential player to be …

It would seem that the east is been beleaguered by prequels to unforeseen outbreaks, which in the end always seem to have been avoidable. This time ‘round, it’s an outbreak of ‘Gastroenteritis’ in Zhemgang Higher Secondary School (ZHSS), where 72 cases have been reported at Zhemgang’s basic health facility, the …

Begging ‘in The Name’… is common place everywhere, I suppose. Elsewhere they do it neatly dressed all prim and proper, in properly designated locations, some do it under huge and well established banners, the flagship of which you submit-to graciously, and you are compelled to give till it hurts. Back …

A peculiar practice common to most Bhutanese meetings is that getting official feedback from the members present is almost as difficult as finding mineral water in the Sahara desert. However, as soon as decisions are made and the meeting is over then the powerful medium of rumor mongering, distortions, ineffective …