The Bhutanese Leading the way.
It need hardly be said it is an honour and a pleasure to have been asked to write a special tribute to his Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo of the Kingdom of Bhutan. However, I must confess that I am probably the least qualified of all the …
Read More »My Classmate the Fourth King
I was among the eighteen boys privileged to attend school with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Jigme Singye at the Ugyen Wangchuck Academy (UWA) in Paro, over thirty years ago. I would like to highlight a few of the many qualities that I recall seeing in the young Prince, which, …
Read More »A moment for History
On 11th November, 2015, the hearts and minds of Bhutan were focused on a ceremonial stand in Changlimithang, where His Majesty the King stood with His Majesty the Fourth King. The nation witnessed the honoring of the past 34 years of a Golden era under His Majesty the Fourth King, …
Read More »Mining sector set for major changes as Policy finally heads to Cabinet
Royalty revision also proposed for 2016 budget The much delayed and anticipated Mineral Development Policy (MDP) will soon be submitted to the cabinet after it was finalized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs this week. The ministry also sent a related proposal for the increase of royalty rates and mineral …
Read More »His Majesty’s complete address on 11th November
Before the formal Address, His Majesty thanked the people who braved the cold and were waiting since 2 am in the morning to enter the stadium, for an opportunity to pay tribute to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty also mentioned the numerous Bhutanese across the world who had congregated …
Read More »Celebrating a Golden King and a golden era
As our best and most ambitious politicians have found out in the last eight years; it is not easy to govern Bhutan. Now, minus all the development, systems and infrastructure achieved in the last five decades since 1972 and add a lot more problems and governance will seem next to …
Read More »What makes us Bhutanese
Among others, I believe, it’s our deepest gratitude and love for our kings that makes us who we are. It’s that special bond between our kings and our people that sets us apart from other countries. As November 11, the 60th Birthday of our beloved Drukgyal Zhipa, approaches, we can …
Read More »Three youths arrested for attacking bus passengers
Taba Community Police Center (CPC) arrested three youths for battery on November 5 before noon. The three are 17, 15 and 18 years old and two of them are school going while one is a school dropout. On November 4, at around 6 pm, Mr. Phub Dorji, the driver and …
Read More »Celebration of 60th anniversary by Colleges
Colleges in Bhutan are in full swing to celebrate and dedicate some special events for the 60th birth anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. Colleges like Jigme Namgyal Engineering College (JNEC) are planning to have a various list of event which will all be conducted during the three days of …
Read More »More lessons from the India-Nepal crisis
The diplomatic crisis between India and Nepal and the ongoing unofficial fuel blockade of Nepal is generating some interest in Bhutan, and rightly so. Bhutan, led by a practical and able Monarchy, has historically been very good at drawing practical lessons from the diplomatic mistakes of its neighbors and taking …
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