Striker and jersey number 7 Chencho Gyeltshen 19 scored two goals during the second leg of the World Cup qualifiers against Sri Lanka in the Changlimithang National Stadium in Thimphu.Chencho Gyeltshen also known as Parop is the center forward in Bhutan’s national team. As his nickname suggest he is from …

The country may have fallen in the rankings, but is freedom of information really on the decline? Bhutan has slipped from its previous year’s ranking of 92 to 104th place in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders. But does that mean that freedom of information is …

17th March 2015, was a historic day not only for the obvious sporting achievement but in the way it fired up and united the nation behind its national football team. One had to be there at the Changlimithang stadium to believe the incredible crowd support which would include the first …

In this article I will be writing about something that I believe will have significant impact on enhancing wellbeing and happiness of the people of Bhutan. This new innovation is Gross Organizational Happiness (GOH) which uses the existing GNH framework to measure happiness at the organizational level.  Ever since His …

Paro is a gateway to Bhutanese economy, and that explains why our economy is unhealthy. I am quite new to this place to understand the secret to how they managed to keep the town so dirty. It’s amazing how people can adapt to living in dustbins and I don’t quite …

The draft Mineral Development Policy is probably the most delayed and contentious Bhutanese economic policy till date. Now running in its sixth year the draft MDP is yet to be finalized. The MDP became an issue primarily on account of the poorly regulated, controversial and ad-hoc nature of mining in …

On every 8th of March since 1975, thousands of events have been or¬ganized on International Women’s Day to celebrate the economic, po¬litical and social achievements of women all over the world. But this is not merely an observance; it is also an opportunity to call for greater equality. International Women’s …

The Royal Civil Service Commission’s decision to ‘reassign’ the three secretaries is actually a decision which in all honesty has left neither the ruling government nor the opposition happy. The cabinet would have much preferred a clean break from the three secretaries, probably an early retirement or something akin to …

One major misgiving of the government’s oversea employment program that sent Bhutanese youth to work abroad was on the danger of them getting mistreated. This prophecy seems to have come true at least in one case when a Qatar returned graduate Kencho Tshering, shared his and his friends harrowing experience …

His Majesty the King’s untiring and visionary work to better the lives of the people, and empower them to build a life of peace, prosperity and dignity is exemplified in the story of Khenadang. On the auspicious occasion of His Majesty’s birthday, we tell this story in tribute to our …