Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said at the 16th meet-the-press session held on 7th that although the employment issue was not on the upcoming parliament’s agenda it doesn’t mean that the government understated the situation. Ministries have been spending a lot of time on the issue and what the achievement will …

There are two groups of people in this ban environment- those who want to eat meat (A) and those who do not want to eat meat (B). Both A and B have their beliefs supported by their reasons and justifications. In this meat ban environment, B is the winner and …

Every government has some idiosyncrasy or the other. The previous government had a few of them from Pedestrian day to telling the world about happiness. There is no doubt that there were deep convictions and noble intentions behind them but the Bhutanese public either did not buy it or feel …

The Ministry of Health has come up with a National Health Promotion Strategic Plan (NHSP) 2013 – 2023 that all major government ministries and agencies allocate at least one percent of their annual budget for health promotion activities related to the respective agencies. This is because under the plan the …

PM acknowledges Bhutanese people are not necessarily the happiest people on earth   July 2011 saw a major diplomatic coup for Bhutan when a Bhutan sponsored resolution on measuring and using happiness to guide government policies was passed by the UN General Assembly. Bhutan’s reputation as a ‘happy country’ which …

If Bhutan’s average ranking on the World Happiness Report burst our happiness bubble, another ranking, this time in global tourism shows the several shortcomings of Bhutan’s tourism sector. Bhutan is ranked 87th out of a 141 countries. The report titled ‘The Travel and Tourism Report 2015’ is published by the …

Meanwhile Opposition also rips into govt   In almost two years of its governance so far, the ruling government has quietly prided itself in not figuring in any major ACC investigation for decisions in its current term starting from July 2013. However, that changed with the 2015 Anti Corruption Commission …

The Royal Manas National Park (RMNP), one of the many protected areas in Bhutan, has been seeing an increasing rate of wildlife rescues over the years. Although the wild animals within the protected areas of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries receive better protection from poachers and other dangers, however, the …

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is set to establish five ‘One District Three Product’ (ODTP) projects this year, as declared in its 29th annual general meeting held yesterday. The Deputy Secretary General, BCCI, Chandra B. Chhetri, said ODTP is a way forward on enhancing rural-urban interconnectedness and …

More often than not we see people smoking in a room where there is ‘No Smoking’ written in bold, a car parked right on the ‘No Parking’ space, people talking aloud in the area where it’s clearly written ‘Silence Please’, pile of rubbish around the sign that reads ‘Do Not …