Defamation generally means the protection of an individual’s reputation or feelings from unwarranted attacks or against false statements of fact which cause damage to a reputation. It may be libel, slander, calumny, insult, desacato or lese majeste. The defamation may be civil tort or criminal offence and  it is a …

When Prime Minister Modi first came into office, he made his first international visit to Bhutan which was soon followed by a visit to Nepal. This was accompanied with a warming of ties with Bangladesh. The result of such diplomatic efforts resulted in more understanding between the four countries within …

The legal battle and its outcome in the last few months between Ap Sonam Phuntsho and Dr Shacha and her mother Tandin Bidha over a disputed Nu 18 mn amount has lead to much debate and discussion. The case first came to the public domain through a social media post …

The tour company must be sued based on reports taken from majority of the travelers. The company shouldn’t be permitted to operate next time. Thinley  Namgyel   This is happening because there is no system which checks whether these tour operators are genuine. Karma Kelzang Eudon   People died and …

The Prime Minister during the Meet the Press yesterday said that the elected members, be it in their individual  capacity or as a political party who is resigning on petty grounds without completing their term, is a betrayal to the sacred trust of the people who have elected to serve …

Every winter thousands of Bhutanese pilgrims head to neighboring countries like India and Nepal, for religious pilgrimage. It is also around  the same time we get a spate of bad news of people dying in horrific accidents, people getting lost and even cheated. Once a Bhutanese leaves the territorial jurisdiction …

The Transparency –Corruption Perception Index  2016 ranked Bhutan as 27th cleanest country with a score of 65 (from a scale of 0-100 where 0 equals the highest level of perceived corruption and 100 equals the lowest level of perceived corruption). In comparison to TI-CPI 2015, Bhutan’s position and score has …

A lot of the current debate around the non-certification of the movie ‘Hema Hema’ has focused on the issue of creative freedom in Bhutan, centering around films. However, the issues at hand are much more complex than just this with this incident touching on and revealing various aspects of our …

Let me share some of my thoughts as the economic affairs minister of the Government. Our rivers are our most important resource. Since 1974 when we first signed the Memorandum of Understanding on hydropower cooperation with Government of India, we have harnessed 1606 MW of Hydropower. We are presently constructing …

Staff Reporter/Thimphu The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) today missed its last day deadline of 10 days to file an appeal against the District Court verdict in the DPT vs Dasho Benji defamation case. The case verdict on 5th January not only allowed DPT to withdraw its defamation case and awarded …