A media consultant during the Annual Journalism conference cited Mahayana Buddhism to put forward a ‘Middle Path’ for ‘Bhutanese journalism’ based on local values. This is a democracy, and the consultant is welcome to his point of view on the issue, however, at the same time, it also does not …

The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has completed a performance audit to check the Business Income Tax Administration from 2009 to 2013. While noting certain positives, the report highlights several issues and shortcomings that have an impact on revenue assessment and collection of Business Income Tax (BIT). BIT increased over the …

Facebook mail interview with BKP President on 25th May published in the 28th May issue of The Bhutanese   DNT has floated a proposal for the three new parties to unite to stand a chance against the two heavyweights of PDP and DPT. The offer still stands they say as …

This is with regard to a grave and blatant defamation of The Bhutanese Newspaper by Producer and Anchor Chimi Dorji of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) on 23rd June 2016 in an evening live show hosted by him. The live show had invited the three new parties, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa …

There are two things which are rapidly evolving and combining into a major problem for Bhutan’s intellectual culture. One is the lack of a reading culture in Bhutan, even at the highest levels of our society and government which regrettably has always been there. This has now been combined with …

In the middle of the 2013 elections two candidates from the DPT party made two strange and completely untrue statements. One was that The Bhutanese is owned by then Opposition leader and now Prime Minister’s brother and the other is that The Bhutanese is the same as the Bhutanomics website. …

The ever increasing number of regional tourists, was discussed in the National Assembly. Member of Parliament of Chhumig Ura, Tshewang Jurmi, asked the Economic Affairs Minister for an update on the number of regional tourist arrival in the country as of now, and also if regional tourism is governed by …

Nu 16 million was recently remitted by the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) to the three different accounts in India, Malaysia and Thailand, upon a fake email from a Royal Audit Authority (RAA) employee whose account had been hacked. In this connection the BoB and RAA said that the case is …

Your parents, relatives, and friends would be very proud of what you have achieved. At your age, to have completed your studies is your personal accomplishment. Your knowledge and capabilities are a great asset for the nation. I congratulate you for your achievements. I am very happy to be among …

The National Council’s report on ‘Foreign Workers and Illegal Immigration in the Country’ makes for some alarming reading. Though it was always known that Bhutan would need tens of thousands of foreign workers mainly in its hydro project sites, the NC report points out some of the pertinent issues surrounding …