Pemathang to complete all activities by this month The gewog will complete developmental activities for this financial year by the end of January. The on-going activities include construction of protection wall for an irrigation channel, and a gewog meeting hall. The two schemes of Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) have …

The National Land Commission Secretariat (NLCS) will soon create a center for Geographical Information Management System (GIMS).  This will herald a sustainable geo-information system of land governance. The NLCS promised that by the 11th Five Year Plan they would mainstream geo-information and provide technical backstopping to government agencies. GIMS is …

Despite a number of surprise inspections and the many advocacy efforts on Tobacco Control Act, tobacco and tobacco products still make their way into Bhutan. And the trend is disturbingly on the rise with authorities increasingly making arrests and seizing contrabands every day. In a recent surprise inspection, tobacco was …

Getting into the political fray was one arduous journey, remarked Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) members. It had been an uphill battle but now DCT feels they can start their mission to ‘glorify Bhutan’. “Words will be weighed; actions shall be tested. Glory for Bhutan is but working towards common good …

Twenty five year old Sonam Wangchuk always believed that being young does not mean being incapable of big responsibilities and today he has the chance to prove himself to the whole country. All set and ready to become an example to the country’s youths he wants to prove that if …

Thimphu Tech Park turns into a White Elephant The 8 million dollar ADB or WB loan has been wasted because of policies made under hallucination. This big empty building is a tremendous loss for our country with scarce resources. I wonder whether those leaders who had decided to build a …

One of the key arguments of those who believe in a DPT win in 2013 is that they will get the rural vote. It is reasoned that since the bulk of the 10th plan has focused on rural infrastructure like farm roads, electricity and drinking water the rural votes should …

In what is a major international and regional honor for Bhutan, His Majesty the King has been invited as the Chief Guest for the 64th Republic Day of India, on 26 January 2013. His Majesty the King has accepted the invitation. The invitation by the Indian government and its acceptance …

  The management is optimistic but with little or no commercial takers at all the country’s first IT Park continues to remain vacant The future of the thirteen month old Nu 285mn worth Thimphu TechPark Pvt. Ltd. (TTPL) still looks bleak as it has failed to attract big companies from …

Only 16.8% of stream water sources and 28% of spring water sources are safe for drinking, showing that the majority of drinking water sources in rural Bhutan are a potential source of  diseases if consumed directly. Water resources is visibly not a cause for concern in Bhutan with more than …