I knew Au Sonam since my days in Gaupay, way back in mid 90s. He was a terror. He lived outside our school gate with his father and stepmother. His muscular body, complimented by fluent English made him a fearful star in the neighborhood. He was always high on his …

The government’s recent decision to cancel one highway project and put another on hold in light of security reasons puts the spotlight on the security situation along our southern borders with Assam. The nature of the security threat cannot be understated as the Indian army is carrying out large scale …

Bhutan for a long time has maintained an excellent environmental track record which has been recognized and admired worldwide. Bhutan is the only country in the world where 60 percent of its forests are protected by the Constitution. This clean and green environ-mental policy, though economi-cally tough in the short …

Road blocks and Landslides have a long history in our country and as of now there is no sign of learning from the mistakes. We don’t have to worry about waterways and railways like other countries but as is our Bhutanese nature we even forget to worry about what we …

The Private sector has received plenty of lip service over the years but little by way of concrete policies and measures on the ground. This has been one of the main reasons why Bhutan’s private sector is so weak and underdeveloped. In an effort to change all this, the government …

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 …