The National Council election race in 2018 is turning out to be an important barometer for the state of Bhutanese democracy- and from all the indications so far, the signs are encouraging. The first positive sign is the record number of candidates who came forward, of which 127 are in …

Dear future young aspiring Bhutanese journalists and the youth of Bhutan, do note what is happening these days on the social media as an important part of your lesson and experience. As a young journalist your job profile will entail uncovering corruption and abuses of power, and in doing so, …

In Japan or South Korea, whenever an official or politician is caught in a corruption case, no matter how senior they are, they accept the consequences and whither away from public sight. In Bhutan, there is the exact opposite reaction especially when big fishes in the form of senior politicians …

David Langworthy, CEO and Founder of Disaster Aid Australia (DAA) calls himself a mad man. And he is proud to be one – he believes that only mad men dare tread on paths others would not. To understand more about Disaster Aid Australia, please visit the website www.disasteraidinternational.com. I hadn’t quite realized what we were …

Commentary by Tenzing Lamsang A few days after I joined Kuensel in March 2008, a senior editor took me aside for ‘a talk’ on the sensitive areas of my work that were to be covered, if at all, with kid gloves.  Key among them was the Government of India, its …

Picture story: 5 March 2018: His Majesty The King granted an Audience to a group of youth participating in the ‘Earn and Learn’ programme. The 359 participants who have completed a basic Japanese language course in Thimphu, will go to Japan as soon as they secure funding from financial institutions, …

It is a fact of life that racism exists in varying degrees in every country and society, but at the same time that does not make it acceptable. Many Bhutanese have experienced racism in some form or the other, and the same goes for Bhutanese travelling and working abroad. However, …

Bhutan is at an interesting juncture. While it has admirably balanced sustainable development in its growth objectives so far, the young median age of its population makes rapid growth a necessity. At such a juncture, it is imperative to draw up an economic vision so that it can incorporate sustainability …

6 March 2018: His Majesty The King granted an Audience to Air Marshal Anil Khosla, PVSM, AVSM, VM, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command of India, who is on a 3-day visit to Bhutan.

The Thimphu thromde has finalised plans to relocate the fuel depots in the city to locations outside the core town limits, to meet safety and environmental standards. Thromde officials said fuel depots stocked with hundreds of thousands of litres of fossil fuel is a fire hazard and leads to traffic …