I am born in the Land of the Thunder Dragon. My country is very fortunate and lucky to have me in this land. I believe I am the center of the world. Therefore, I expect my country to do all of the below for me. I expect my country to …

Media’s Role in Fighting Corruption Bhutan’s ranking in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index in 2008 was 45 out of 180 countries and number one in the SAARC region. Bhutan improved its ranking to 33 in 2012, and finally in 2013, it stood 31 out of 175 countries, and is …

The decision of the government to send the Foreign Minister on ‘authorized absence’ over the Lhakhang Karpo case is a good decision that will stand the government in good stead. The move sends a strong and unequivocal message that corruption at any level will not be tolerated. Though the case …

The sidelines of the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ summit witnessed what many in the regional and international press called a ‘historic meeting’ between the Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and the US Secretary of State John Kerry. The meeting was ‘historic’ as it was the senior-most meeting between a US official and …

Eating nutritious food is essential for the progress, development and functioning of children and adults. A hungry child cannot concentrate on study, loses the desire to play and lacks the energy for any physical and mental activity. The Bhutan Education Blue Print 2014-2024 mentions that the School Feeding Programme (SFP), …

Dear Sir, I am shocked to learn about such a gruesome crime of a man actually being hacked to death near a major shopping area. I have a feeling that crime in the capital city of Thimphu is on the rise and the police and various other stakeholders should do …

Complacency is never good, but Bhutan can afford to pat itself in the back in terms of its success in fighting corruption in the last six years. Bhutan’s ranking in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index in 2008 was 45 out of 180 countries which as of 2014 stood at …

Regarding the leaked English II paper, this was the decision made by the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment, BCSEA: I belief that this decision is unfair and unscientific for reasons I shall present here. The board mentions that it will take anywhere from about 4-11 million Ngultrum to redo the …

If anybody wanted to see one of the reasons for the state of our economy, the collective outrage of 417 B.Ed graduates at 182 job vacancies is a good pointer. Anywhere else in the developing work, graduates of any college would be overjoyed at the 50 percent chance of finding …

Dasho Karma Ura the head of Center for Bhutan Studies talked about GNH in his recent visit to Assam and Nagaland. This interview given on 14th December 2014 in the Nagaland Post presenting a simplified version of GNH has been reproduced here with his assent   Nagaland Post (NP): Can you …