The government’s explanation on the Denchi land compensation issue has not convinced political parties who feel that the issue merits an ACC probe. The Bhutanese in a series of investigative stories published on 10th and 22nd August 2012 found that the cabinet gave abnormally high compensation rates well above government …

Should the teacher always know more than the pupil? General question! Should the teacher teach if he/she herself stands on a pedestal of mediocrity and below par performances? That would be the burning question which ensues from the immediacy of Teacher Needs Assessment (TNA), 2011 results. An evaluation was carried …

Import ban on vehicles/heavy equipment While neither the government nor the central bank provided any clues on the vehicle ban, vehicle importers in the capital met again at the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) conference hall yesterday to discuss serious on-going issues caused by the Indian Rupee (INR) …

President of the Center of Bhutan Studies and one of the key architects behind Gross National Happiness, Dasho Karma Ura answers some critical questions on GNH in a series of in-depth interviews with The Bhutanese.   4. What is your reaction to the fact that most of the intellectuals and …

Response to ‘Controversial Chinese buses in town, now for the spare parts’ The issue is about corruption. First of all, the government has a standing position about any business that has no set up. They are known as brief case businesses and the government actively excludes them from participating in …

Bhutan has seen a series of scams, improprieties and abuse of power cases coming to the public attention. These have been understandably greeted with outrage but there is also a need to delve deeper into the issues. It is clear that there is a systemic malaise as most of these …

Please forgive me: I’m a Hungarian ‘chilip’ who doesn’t permanently live in Bhutan and I’m not a GNH expert. However, I dare to offer some additional thoughts to the healthy discussion provoked by Dr David L Luechauer in The Bhutanese hoping to contribute to Bhutan’s future development. Some of you may think I am …

Once again, the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) took center stage at the United Nations as Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley, an ardent advocate of GNH, elaborated on the topic and how Bhutan has been able to make progress through the pursuit of this policy in his keynote address …

It looks like even wild deers know where to go for wildlife protection especially when chased by a pack of stray dogs. Office-goers walking to work on a Pedestrian Day on October 2 were shocked to see a male barking deer, around four years old, chased by a pack of …

The increase is attributed to the introduction of favorable technical courses for women, congenial environment and heightened awareness creation An increasing number of women are now willing to dirty their hands alongside their male counterparts, particularly going by the escalating turn over of female trainees in Technical Training Institutes (TTIs) …