This is a key policy change as earlier private sector investment and FDI was not allowed in the hydropower sector.   In a departure from its past policy the government will now allow Private firms to construct, own and operate small hydro power projects. This is as per the latest …

Ideas spread like virus. They are contagious, that is what Malcolm Gladwell’s famous best-seller, The Tipping Point says. Since the stabbing case last December, there have been 13 cases as of now, seven in the capital alone. One wonders if this is more than just a crime trend that has …

Thimphu sewage lines are literally bursting at the seams, with sewage flowing out into the main streets and corner alleys but now the Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) will be taking strict measures to allay the problem. House owners usually visit the sewage office when their sewage tanks are full and …

About 18 potential bidders from big and powerful  Indian companies like Tata, Mahendra, Lanco, Ambuja and Hindustan Construction were amongst others who had shown interest to start the Education City project, but at the end its just one bidder, Infinity InfoTech Parks Ltd which is now collaborating with Infrastructure Leasing …

The DPT Vice President’s involvement in a 10-acre land grab in Thimphu reveals once again how a powerful few can bend laws to amass assets worth millions overnight. This is corruption pure and simple. Questions now must be asked of the entire land administration system in the country. The fact …

The project Helping Environment, Health and Economy (HEHE),  initiated with much enthusiasm by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) in August 2008 has made little impact, with the number of car users continuing to  shoot up in recent years, even posing threats to pedestrians. The MoAF staff headed by …

Three political parties, the existing PDP, the yet to be formed third Party of Dr Tandin Dorji and the recently announced fourth party have all asked for an ACC investigation into the Thimphu land scam involving the current DPT Vice President, Chang Ugyen. Members of these parties are also questioning …

Despite efforts made by the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) to create awareness on the Intellectual Property (IP) Rights, Bhutanese artists, mainly musicians, are least interested in exercising their rights. On February 1, the IPD office encouraged interested parties to apply for the voluntary deposit and registration of their copyrights with …

Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC)’s  plans to set up a hydropower construction company by October 2010 did not see the light of day but now there is good news for Bhutanese contractors who felt that they were denied a fair share of the hydropower pie. Around 35 contractors jointly decided …

Tshering Chonzom, head of the Radhi weavers group, saw the Dorjibi weaving center in Bumthang on BBS TV and wondered why she was still waiting. Today she is in Thimphu (again), seeking funds for her own geog’s weaving center, whose growth, so far, has been rickety at best. “I am …