The Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina Wazed will be coming on a three day state visit to Bhutan. While the visit will be a warm and important one built on decades of close friendship between the two countries, the latest visit is also in the backdrop of evolving ties between …

The Drakarpo Kora in Paro has become one of the most happening Buddhist pilgrimage in these few years. I have heard of hundreds of people taking what is considered the toughest spiritual journey one could possibly venture on. It’s the circumambulation of the intriguing rocky hill that is considered sacred. What makes …

There can be no doubt that the Social Media is largely a force for good, and it has empowered many voiceless people. It has granted the power of the media to individual citizens, who can use their social media accounts as their own newspapers or channels to highlight issues and …

Back in the year 2004, I was one of the victims of an education consultant in Thimphu. I got admission in a Sikkim Manipal University study centre in Kolkata, Salt Lake City.I was the only one who was pursuing BAJM (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication) in a …

Marcus du Sautoy’s  Mathematics Professor at  Oxford University is famed for popularizing Maths. The second part of the interview with The Bhutanese Editor, Tenzing Lamsang goes beyond the classroom and takes up a wider area for Maths. Marcus was in Bhutan for a short visit on the invitation of the …

President Trump is a man on a mission, or, perhaps better yet, a man on a rampage to reverse President Barack Obama’s climate legacy and his substantial achievements in confronting the global threat of climate change. Unfortunately, that rampage is running smack-dab into the reality that climate change is real …

Thimphu just saw the recent conclusion of the annual ‘Education Fair’ where Colleges and Institutes, mostly from India, come to attract Bhutanese students. Like the trade fairs organized on the same space, there are all kinds of characters including some downright dubious and shady ones taking part. There are already …

The 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I (P 1) & 1020 MW Punatsangchu II (P II) projects will be subject to significant further delays, which among others will affect the revenue projections in the coming years. The Bhutanese Editor, Tenzing Lamsang had a candid question and answer session on the issue with …

Don’t let Marcus du Sautoy’s  title of Mathematics Professor at  Oxford University throw you off as Marcus has also built quite the opposite international reputation of doing unprecedented work through his books, TV programs, public appearances, popular culture and work with teachers and students to popularize maths. Though a brilliant …

The Legislative Committee of the National Assembly, which is working on the Information Communication and Media (ICM) Bill is looking at adding social media provisions in it. Currently, the Ministry of Information and Communication has a broad and largely vague social media policy, which is mainly directed at civil servants. …