The suspension of the import of alcohol earlier this March has presumptively received silent thanks and prayers from the housewives but for the ‘socially drinking’ and those who are thrill seekers of the intoxicating kind, it has not really been a pleasant ordeal. After the Indian Rupee (INR) problem earlier …

In a month or two, Bhutanese consumers especially in Thimphu will get to taste or apply a natural, local and purely organic edible oil. The product once in the market will be launched under the brand name, “Local Hero, inspired by Gross National Happiness.” This oil will be brought to …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on Tuesday launched a book on the first ever study of local government elections in Bhutan. It was co-launched by the Danish ambassador to Bhutan Freddy Svane and the chief election commissioner of Bhutan Dasho Kunzang Wangdi. The whole process of research as well …

If everyone is the same and if everyone is dubbed ‘a political party’, then probably one of them will pull a wild card… to stand out. In a press conference yesterday the Bhutan Kuen-Ngyam Party (BKP), Spokesperson Sonam Tobgay presented ‘a very rare political ethos’ as he described it. The …

1. Will Bhutan stand to benefit in a significant way by propounding GNH to the international community?   At some level it may attract attention and even a few visitors.  However, the let down was amazing.  Bhutan over promises and under delivers.  The more people who come to Bhutan, particularly …

  Response to ‘A sub-culture forged in the foundry of Pedestrian Day’   I think this is a noble initiative of this present government. Actually it has a lot of positive benefits though i am not denying the inconveniences it has caused too. I think we Bhutanese will get used to …

It is an old saying that ‘Health is Wealth’ but too often this adage is forgotten in Bhutan where there is an increase in the number of various diseases both in the lifestyle and communicable category. The sad reality is that most of them especially lifestyle diseases can be prevented …

In this second part of the interview with The Bhutanese Dr David L Luechauer stressed that he is neither for nor against GNH as a philosophy.  He feels that like all philosophies GNH has its strengths and weaknesses and the problems he sees is in its implementation and interpretation.   …

The price of diesel going up by Rs five per liter is only one more piece of bad news for an already struggling Bhutanese economy. With diesel being the fuel used by trucks the cost of transportation and conversely the price of goods will go up like vegetables, meat, construction …

A drastic Nu 5 per liter or 12% hike on diesel price in the country starts today Bhutan is directly hit by India’s first diesel price hike, a substantial increase by Indian Rupee (INR) 5 per liter after more than a year. As usual Bhutan felt the pinch today that …