It is extremely comforting and satisfying to meet so many of you today. When I think of the future, I am particularly reassured because you are all so qualified and capable. We are gathered here – representatives of the clergy, the Prime Minister and senior officials of the government, and …

In the last 24 hours, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Maldives and Yemen have all cut ties with Qatar. It has been expelled from the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. In addition, Emirates, Etihad and FlyDubai have announced the imminent cancellation of flights to Doha. While …

As Bhutan is in its ninth year of democracy heading into the 2018 polls there is a real danger of Bhutan turning into a ‘Particracy.’ Particracy is a modern political term that defines a  form of government where one or more political parties dominate the political process, rather than citizens. In 2008, strong party differences that …

We reviewed a number of claims Trump made during his White House speech. Trump: The Paris Agreement would result in “lost jobs, lower wages, shuttered factories and vastly diminished economic production.” Trump cited a number of negative statistics about the predicted economic impact from the climate deal. Take these statistics …

An interesting development in the Parliament is on the controversy surrounding fiscal incentives. The Finance Minister, in line with the Fiscal Incentives (FI) of 2010 and 2013, had recently presented the 2016 fiscal incentives in the Parliament as a report for information along with the Budget, which was separately treated …

Any civil service pay hike has to be more than about two wolves voting to eat some sheep for dinner.   Affordability   The first and foremost issue is if the state treasury can afford it. Going by the budget figures Bhutan would have to take major loans to pay …

The social media furor triggered by the recent pay hike for Local Government functionaries establishes, once again, that Bhutan’s social media is still largely an echo chamber dominated by civil servants. This has been the same case with past online forums. The combination of education and knowledge of the system …

With the WannaCry ransomware attack hitting computers across the world and online security becoming an important issue here a few simple yet important tips to stay safe from hackers and viruses online. 1) Set up two-step verification Two-step verification is a security measure that makes it tougher for hackers to access …

Sections of the social media saw some civil servants and anonymous accounts questioning the local government pay hike and asking the same for civil servants. The local government pay hike is applicable to only 1,499 members of whom the real issue seems to be with the 205 Gups. The pay …

I am envy of my friends. When I tell them, “Hey, I am going to Sherubtse College”, or “I am at Kanglung,” they just can’t believe me. They simply wish to be at the “Peak of Learning”. The truth is that Kanglung has become engraved in our hearts. And we …