Though the full investigation report is yet to be shared the Anti Corruption Commission must be commended for the completion of its investigation on Gyelpozhing. The investigation has found that Royal Kashos and national laws were broken to give the influential and the powerful land in Gyelpozhing town. This was …

Many of the 67 illegal plots are held by the influential and powerful The Anti Corruption Commission in a press release in its website confirmed that laws and procedures were violated in the allocation of plots in Gyelpozhing town. The ACC in its release said, “Investigation revealed that of the …

The Draft Right to Information Bill of the Ministry of Information and Communication was put on the ministry’s website in late July 2012 to solicit public feedback. The RTI Bill will not only lead to sharing of information but also have a strong impact on reducing corruption, enhancing good governance, …

For more than a year or so, the country has been going through a period of unprecedented change and soul searching. Bhutan off late has been experiencing far reaching changes affecting our economy, governance, foreign policy, democratic institutions, media, social media, politics, and etc. The biggest change has been in …

Response to Denchi residents unhappy with delayed compensation Does this media have a sense of change? It’s less interesting to read the same story again and again and again. If this is your approach perhaps you will bore your readers, I understand and still hold that this is the best …

DNT still hopes to convince the MD as his decision is expected to impact the 2013 race One of the strongest contenders for the 2013 elections the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) may have to continue looking for a Party President as their current hopeful, Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, Managing Director of …

A 73 year old woman who became unconscious on the dentist’s chair was negligently stashed in an emergency room, which her daughter equated to a pig sty-like condition in the Paro Dzongkhag hospital. Two Dentists were in the process to extract her tooth when she passed out. The woman, Dorji …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley in his key note address at the 16th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit yesterday at Tehran, Iran focused mainly on GNH as an alternative development model and Bhutan’s role in it. The speech was the backdrop of Bhutan being chosen as the Vice-Chair …

The book envisions the Buddhist Paradise in the sacred Kingdom of Bhutan. It is inspired by Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuk. It was launched by His Holiness Dilgo Khentse Yangtse Rinpoche. Her Majesty’s friend Khun Supawan Pui Lamsan diligently worked for two years, to publish the …

The sincere efforts to manage community forests (CF) have started to pay dividends for the farmers. Active members of the Community Forest Management Group (CFMG) in Lhuentse have benefitted from the community forest. The CF fund lending scheme, whereby the CFMGs are given an opportunity to access the low interest …