His Majesty the King in a royal statement said that Bhutanese people are good at framing policies but weak in implementation. On close observation this is true in many ways. I have a few examples here. Teacher training and placements The right policy is education for all and quality education. …

I am not sure whether we call manual jobs in the construction sector ‘skilled or highly specialised’ or ‘unskilled’. Here it is called skilled, elsewhere we call it ‘unskilled’. This designation seems to change depending on what we would like to convey. It is true that we have lots of …

‘Lies, damn lies and statistics,’ is a saying that would be apt to the supposedly high coverage of drinking water in urban and rural areas in figures shared by government agencies both in the Dzongkhags and in Thimphu. The new government should carry out a detailed and honest assessment of …

Many Bhutanese citizens would know of one or more family members, relatives or even friends who have been afflicted with cancer. Medical records show that Cancer is fast becoming Bhutan’s deadliest Non Communicable Disease with 3,301 cases and 382 deaths from 2008-2012. However, common sense would dictate that the figure …

The two most frustrating parts for most office going people are mornings and evenings while driving to work and back. This is not to say that we are a saintly crowd for we sure do have our offenders but it is nothing in comparison to the hall of shame of …

Though around nine months have passed since the 2013 elections the impact and after effects of the bitter and tough race still linger in the air. This is apparent in the highly polarized views and stand taken by party supporters and even ordinary citizens on various issues and decisions. It …

Afight over Nu 500 between the two cousins led to the killing of a 53-year-old man in the evening of April 16 at Dongkopji of Kazi gewog under Wangduephodrang. On that unfortunate evening, the two cousins had a verbal argument over Nu 500. The 17-year- old boy had borrowed Nu …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay signed the GPMS Performance Agreements with Wangdue Phodrang and Trongsa Dzongkhags on 7th April. Lyonchhen reiterated that the performance agreements meant that the Dzongkhags would be able to identify and evaluate their performances by the end of the fiscal yearJuly 1, 2014–June 30, 2015. …

No culprit has been caught for starting the major forest fire which destroyed 437.81 acres of blue pine forest in Langjophakha,Thimphu in the afternoon of February 23. Currently, the Dzongkhag Forest and the Thimphu forest division will be planting seedlings of oak and broadleaf trees in the forest areas destroyed …

The 23-year-old suspect who was arrested and detained for raping a minor in the evening of March 11 at around 9 pm in Haa has been granted bail by the Haa Dzongkhag Court last week. The case was forwarded to the court on April 3 after the investigation was completed …