His Majesty The King, accompanied by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, graced the Friday Forum at the Royal Institute of Governance and Strategic Studies. Former Foreign Secretary of India, Ambassador Shyam Saran, who the guest speaker at the forum, spoke on ‹Climate Change: Why Should Bhutan Worry?›. RIGSS is currently conducting …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay and Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Minister for Agriculture and Forests signed the first performance agreement of the government performance and management system (GPMS) ON 27TH March 2014 marking a significant milestone in RGoB’s effort towards enhancing government’s performance. Lyonchhen informed the GPMS task force members, …

I f you want to see one of planet earth’s biggest transportation muck ups please do visit the Thimphu Expressway. The latest sight and sounds is of young teenagers taking part in an annual traffic nightmare of running up and down the Expressway mistaking it for a jogging track. If …

The Better Business Summit is a concrete step towards Bhutan telling the world, and more importantly, itself – that it is ready and open for business. There are three aspects of the summit that particularly stand out. One is the importance given to the summit by the government – with …

On March 10, Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay held an interactive meeting with the LG leaders, civil servants, corporate employees, business community members and the public at Gelephu Higher Secondary School. During the meeting, Lyonchhen mentioned that Gelephu and Sarpang were important towns and economic development activities were viable in …

Education loan must be remodeled to suite the nations demand. Right now the National Pension & Provident Fund is providing Education Loan based on stringent norms and is totally targeted towards facilitation of income base thereby resulting in sharing bonus out of PF member’s fund for the operational staff only. …

Though the win of the new PDP government heralded change, everyone knew that the new government of the day had enormous challenges, mainly economic in nature, before it. While taking care of the daily grinding task of governance, however, important issues like transparency, freedom of press, more consultation in decisions …

T he Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay attended the Passing Out Parade of 143 police recruits who graduated from the Royal Bhutan Police Training Institute after the completion of a year-long training at Jigmeling, Gelephu on March 10. Lyonchhen, accompanied by the Home Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji and the Finance …

An issue that has always vexed governance since the introduction of democracy in Bhutan is the relationship between elected leaders and senior bureaucrats. The tension was most visible after the 2008 Elections when Bhutan got its first democratically elected government. For several months, and in some cases, a couple of …

Following the Art Scene in Bhutan By Aine Carey The Art of History The History of Bhutan Karma Phuntsho’s History of Bhutan seems incredibly foreboding at first glance, much like the history of the country and region it tackles. The author writes; “setting about to write the first complete history of …