Students of Thimphu and Gasa dzongkhags performed better compared to students from other dzongkhags while teachers’ performances were found to be better in Chhukha and Sarpang, a study by the Royal Education Council has revealed. The Annual Status of Student Learning (ASSL) and Teacher Needs Assessment (TNA) 2011 say the …

Soe villagers participate in climate change study Officials from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) from Thimphu have conducted a climate change study in this remote dzongkhag with villagers participating in a survey on the changing climate patterns in the community. The study compared the range of rainfall and snowfall over the …

BICMA directed the Kamji Middle Secondary School principal to withdraw the allegations In the last week of July, 2012 during the monthly meet the press, two reporters from The Journalist newspaper came under a scathing attack from the Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur S. Powdyel for improper personal behavior in investigating …

With no response from the Road Safety and Transport Authority on  bus fare revision following the diesel price increase of Nu 5.25 last month, bus operators have approached the communications ministry to intervene. Passenger bus operators said transport fares remained unrevised despite increase in operational cost. “Even if bus operators …

144 similar buses were recently recalled in China over safety concerns After driving through a series of allegations of procurement violations and unfair tendering practices 15 ‘Golden Dragon’ Chinese buses have finally made it to Thimphu. However, coming out of one controversy the Bhutan Post buses are headed for another …

Druk Chirwang Tshogpa’s symbol of a mythical bird with its wings spread and beak surging skyward from a blooming pink lotus from water back-dropped against a jewel represents  the party manifesto, a functionary said.  The symbol, he said is a pre-manifesto of the party. The water represents a life of …

The National Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries (NCR&LF), Haa, is in the second phase of brown trout restocking following a decline in Bhutan’s natural fish population. The first fish restocking program was held in Gomthang under Bumthang dzongkhag last year following a royal command and about 1,500 brown trout …

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 an interview with The Bhutanese.  1. Dr David L. Luechauer in a series of three interview articles has raised some fundamental questions about …

Recently, I read an article in which the author, a Bhutanese National wrote that, understanding and making GNH work at home is a prerequisite before anyone in Bhutan or elsewhere will accept and more importantly attempt to implement it as an economic development strategy. At present, GNH reminds me of …

It is interesting that the majority who commented on this papers interview with Dr David L. Luechauer agree with his critical assessment of GNH in its current form. There are of course those who agree with him only in parts or those that do not agree with him at all. …