This is an alarming trend in a young Democracy or should we call it a Demo-crazy, I always welcomed a transparent Democracy which gives power to the people, instead it looks like someone forgot to change the clause on responsibilities of a Secretary, when Bhutan embraced Democracy. We understand that, …

There is no other topic in Bhutan that provokes as heated a discussion and passionate feelings than the pay hike for government employees. The arguments are usually over the high and low percentages and who is getting how much and why, but very few question the legitimacy or the impact …

More than 70 students of Trashidingkha Middle Secondary School (MSS) under Punakha are ill with the flu since May 3. The number of students suffering from fever, cough and cold has been on the increase since then. From the initial 26 cases, it has now crossed over 78 cases and …

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has secured the biggest ever electoral win to form the government at the center for any party since 1984. Many in Bhutan would have been watching the elections closely – not because Bhutanese people support any party in particular, but mainly …

Lhakpa Tamang, 28-year-old ,from Samtse might have recovered from the injuries caused after he was allegedly assaulted by the Tading Gup and his four staffs on the evening of April 9 at his village in Samtse, but he is still seeking for ways to find justice. After almost a month …

Business has been on the slump for meat vendors after the import of beef and pork from India was stopped due to a hike in meat prices. However, there will be a meeting conducted with concerned agencies to discuss the issue on the price hike and import on Tuesday. A …

Dear Sir, Bhutanese citizens staying in Jaigaon have been facing many well documented problems all stemming from the fact that they cannot get adequate housing in Phuentsholing due to the non-availability of apartments and also the high rents. While the people here were hoping that as the demand was so …

These days, there has been much hand wringing and howling within the media fraternity on the state of the Bhutanese media and its decline. Bhutan’s fall in the press freedom ranking in the last three years is a good indicator of this point. Various views have been shared by many …

The Shingkhar-Gorgan highway that passes through the core area of the Thrumshingla National Park, which is a safe haven for the Royal Bengal Tigers, is a highly debated topic as some environmentalists had alleged that the construction of such a highway runs in violation with the Nature and Forest Conservation …

The QED Group and Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry organised the forum on “The Great Climate Change Debate” from 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM on April 28th, 2014 at Taj Tashi, Thimphu. The Great Climate Change Debate is the fourth in the series under the Bhutan Development Forum banner …