During a Task Force meeting at the Motion Picture Association of Bhutan in February, the General Secretary, Sherab Gyaltshen declared that 26 Bhutanese feature films were produced in 2011 alone, out which 18 of them flopped.  He added that 10 of the producers may never make films again. Since …

As if the rupee crisis was not enough already, Bhutan will have to  gear up to avail more rupee loans than originally estimated for its upcoming 10,000 MW projects. The cost of the 1,200 MW, Punatsangchu I and 1,000 MW Punatsangchu II project has increased from its original estimate of …

The farm road connecting Yoeseltse Higher Secondary School and Kuchidaina is not really living up to its intended functions, say the residents at Kuenzangling village under Yoeseltse Gewog, Samtse. This is because the inclination of the road is quite high making it tough for   tractors to ply on it. The …

  The rupee crisis has not only hit Bhutan’s economy but it has also stung our national pride and confidence. This is not just an economic crisis for the nation but also a painful and uncertain time for every Bhutanese from humble farmers to business tycoons. However, it is only …

Early this week, as the world celebrated the international women’s day, I was contemplating over my mother’s personal journey in life; a bed time story she would often tell us in the pre-television days. A story, I fervently believe now, many Bhutanese mothers of her generation share as well. The …

I have a 6 year old daughter who needs help to get dressed every morning with her kira while she heads to school. She loves to wear our traditional dress and i am extremely proud of that. I was around 9/10 years old when the policy to wear our traditional …

(tashi gyeltshen) The Governor of RMA says the country is broke. There is a severe rupee crunch. The national debt is at the highest. The government spending is very high. The housing loan bubble could burst. McKinsey took half a billion ngulturm. Unemployment is on the rise. Big businesses get …

The capital city last year saw a number of youth-related violence cases. From a school caretaker who was attacked to cops who were bashed up, and all the stabbing cases that followed, it seemed the youngsters involved in these activities were listening to a voice beyond reason, logic or sanity, …

An investigation by The Bhutanese has found that well armed timber mafia from India and local tribes in collusion with corrupt law enforcement officials there are engaged in large scale illegal logging and smuggling of trees from southern Bhutan.An understaffed Bhutanese forest rangers team has been unable to catch most …

  Dzongkha lopen targeted with two bombs and warning pamphlets from gang members Around 11 teachers of Bajo Higher Secondary school were rudely woken up by two loud blasts on the night of March 1. In the morning teachers and staff found that two ‘bombs’  exploded outside Dzongkha teacher Lopen …