In the wide ranging and free flowing talk the Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Pavan K. Varma gave his views on Indo-Bhutan bilateral relations, the smooth transition of democracy, the monarchy as a guiding role and his personal attachment with Bhutan.   Bilateral Relations “As an ambassador my role was to …

Recently I went to photograph the migratory ducks on the sands of the Punatsangchu River with my family. I have seen them year after year and admired them since I know a little about them. It was at this time of the year my class teacher in junior school would …

One of the causes of the ongoing Rupee and Credit crises is the lack of a saving culture in Bhutan. Many Bhutanese citizens instead of saving away excess money used it for imports like cars, luxury items, holidays, etc contributing to the Rupee shortage. Banks are unable to give out …

This fund is also expected to prevent Rupee and Credit crises in the long term In an effort to avoid financial problems like the rupee and credit crises in the future, the government is planning to set up a stabilization fund for Bhutan in the 11th five year plan. A …

Problem number one on the list of business related issues from all pockets of the country are loans, town planning, and business fronting. The business community now banks their hopes and look to the Bhutan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the government for answers.   In the South …

Spontaneity is his companion and principle, his armor. So, said with conviction and steely resolve, Achyut Bandari, 59 who served 31 years in the civil service and now is powered to join the political race advocating the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) manifesto. It is his concern as a senior citizen …

Ever since the department of trade and industry under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) launched the 19 kilo Bhutan industrial gas (BIG) gas cylinders, hoteliers started to complain about its price. Many hoteliers The Bhutanese  spoke to complained about the price of the new gas and expressed disgruntlement over …

Exams are already unfair enough in measuring the worth of a child and this big wide world couldn’t yet find a wiser way. Now imagine teachers committing mistakes in either correcting answers or in calculating marks. This is not an assumption, it happens often because one teacher has to deal …

With most financial institutions closing their accounts for the year the full effect of the financial crisis is coming to the fore. One of the visible signs of this phenomenon is nightly alerts on the national broadcaster of ordinary citizens being taken to court after being unable to pay their …

Response to MoIC Minister and Cabinet to be armed with more powers over the Press This is very bad news for Press Freedom in Bhutan. ACC, RAA, ECB and etc are important as constitutional bodies but the most important institution of all is a Free Press. In the last few …