With a closer election race expected for the 2013 elections every vote including postal ballot votes will count. According to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) Register-Apply-Vote (RAV) is the correct process for electorates to vote through a postal ballot. To vote by post, one needs to be on the …

Response to ‘Druk Miser Nazhoen Tshogpa joins PDP’ I think it is healthy to have younger people take part in politics. After all, the youth will shape the future of Bhutan’s democracy. However, one thing to be weary of are the impressionable minds of the youth and what ploys parties …

It has been around eight to nine months since the government and the central bank introduced a slew of measures aimed at cooling down the economy and decreasing rupee imports. These include austerity measures by the government and limited access to rupee and credit by the central bank. The credit …

Both DGPC and NPPF stand to get reduced dividends if the project cannot negotiate a higher tariff with Tata power Bhutan’s first medium sized hydro project with a foreign private company partner is facing the possibility of reduced profitability due to a sharp increase in its construction costs. The reduced …

Records compiled with the Woman and Child Protection Unit (WCPU) of Thimphu police show that the city is a safe place for women compared to other countries as crime against woman in Bhutan is not so serious. However, this little acknowledgement from the keepers of law also disturbingly hints that …

After wandering from one place to another, Budi Maya also known as Kali Maya is finally reunited with her family in Yusipang, on the outskirts of Thimphu. The joyous reunion has come after a good long period of the strange sojourn and irregular pit stops at few institutions where she …

This year more than twelve sponsors from the 20 dzongkhags will sponsor a great moenlam chenmo which will be held in Phuentsholing in the Zangdopelri lhakhang on 27 December, tomorrow. The religious ceremony is mainly based on zhendrup. The moenlam chenmo will take place for 13 days where all the …

The Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of Colombia, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples, have established diplomatic relations with effect from 21 December 2012. The Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed between H.E. Mr. Lhatu Wangchuk, Ambassador and …

As with all sessions of this conference, we meet yet again to not only share our hopes and aspirations for a safer planet but also to advance our collective efforts in the fight against climate change. The warning signs of climate change cannot be ignored. Extreme weather patterns have become …

All development works completed Four and half kilometers of farm road in Dekiling to Redkor are under maintenance with the budget of Nu 300,000 which will be completed by the end of this month. Four kilometers of Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) in Changkhar and Khardhung chiwog is under construction …