Thimphu TechPark will soon build its own IT team where they will cater to the needs of the people, in terms of services related to IT. This is in a long list of developments in the IT Tech Park gearing Bhutan for the fourth industrial revolution. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …

In 2018 Bhutan launched its first satellite into space. The satellite program did not happen overnight but was the culmination of at least two years of preparation in training the four Bhutanese space engineers, building and launching the CubeSat and building a ground station as part of a project envisioned …

NEW YORK – “Tilt” is a word with a history in South Asia. Nearly a half-century ago, Pakistan’s government brutally repressed its citizens in the eastern part of the country. Millions of refugees streamed into India, which mobilized its armed forces. Pakistan attacked, and India responded. Full-scale war ensued. When …

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, will be on a two-day State Visit to Bhutan from 17-18 August 2019 at the invitation of Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan, according to a release by the Foreign Ministry. Prime Minister Modi will be accompanied by …

9 August 2019: His Majesty The King Granted an Audience to the Graduates of the Royal Institute of Management on the eve of their Convocation Ceremony. Before the Royal Address, His Majesty spent time interacting with the graduates and hearing their concerns and insights about the trajectory of our progress …

The Japan LEP case has seen the arrest of the two BEO agents based on a police complaint by the parents after the government washed its hands of the case. Earlier, the government had given a virtual clean chit to the Labour DG who supervised the whole program despite an …

It is good to see that the Honorable Prime Minister has responded through his official account on the issue of Sonam Tamang. In times of darkness the words from the head of the government is reassuring and also sends a clear signal. Lyonchhen is absolutely right that it is not …

A bird’s eye view of the ‘Learn and Earn’ program in Japan now shows that most of the 700 Bhutanese students never had a chance. The program which was first started by Japan in 2008 was meant to get foreign students to learn the Japanese language in two years and …

LONDON – US President Donald Trump has already proclaimed that Boris Johnson, Britain’s new prime minister, is popular because he is seen as “Britain Trump” (sic). After all, both politicians are widely seen as having a “populist” style. For cynics, this implies a willingness to tell blindingly obvious untruths if doing so …

Josh Shepherd, the Englishman who has previously managed in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division and the Gambian First Division is now the manager of Thimphu City FC. The coach had also previously done some coaching in Spain and Thailand but to coach at an elite level was a no brainer …