The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) brought out a 12-point vision or action plan which serves as foundation for its manifesto. It covers broad areas that will ensure holistic growth and development, promote wellbeing and address multifaceted issues faced by the people. “The fulfillment of these ambitious goals and targets, in …

Response to, ‘NC candidate’s father to file complaint on political interference in Mongar NC race by DPT party workers’   This claim could be true and ECB must do a thorough investigation. A similar story is also emerging in Trongsa about DPT people assisting a NC candidate, who later emerged …

The recent case of a Mongar National Council candidate’s father announcing his intent to file a complaint with the Election Commission of Bhutan, on political interference by Druk Phuensum Tshogpa in the NC elections, is a matter of grave concern. The losing incumbent NC candidate from Bumthang and even the …

  It’s a well deserved perk. However, in their benevolence and any moral discomfort they may experience due to an exchequer in heavy debt, they should be most welcome to refuse or donate to a good cause. Sanja   It is sad to see our leaders would not show an …

  Be it the corporate world or the government one of the most important attributes of leadership is to lead by example. However, two recent instances have shown our politicians being great at prescribing  medicines but unwilling to swallow some of their own. The first is the case of the …

  The incumbent National Council Chairman, Namgay Penjore said that he would “probably join the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)” in an exclusive interview with The Bhutanese. The NC Chairperson, who will be formally leaving his office on 28th April, has made it clear that he will be joining the National …

The National Council (NC) Elections held on 29th January 2008 was the first parliamentary elections in Bhutan. It was the first stage in the establishment of Bhutan’s Parliament, and its transition into a young democracy. The elections, at the time, saw NC candidates and voters not entirely clear on the …

This former Samtse Chimi and DPT member who is believed to have had an influential role in the 2008 elections won with a landslide majority even though he had to go up against six other candidates. Sangay Khandu won in Samtse with 9,907 votes of which 9,144 was from EVM …

In Gasa incumbent NC MP Sangay Khandu (34) won by securing 603 votes of which 565 votes is from EVM and 38 votes are from Postal Ballots. He said, “First I am happy that I will be able to serve for another five years and I wonder if I can …

This article has overlooked key points:(1) Patient’s confidentiality has been breached by exposing his medical records. Patient’s information is never given out to the public. The author is reminded hereby that it is a gross misconduct from medical-journalism point of view. (2) A diligent compliance to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) by …