The bill which has been pushed to be discussed in the 2nd Parliamentary session by the NA also seems to be drawing extreme views The National Assembly (NA) members earlier this week on September 24 decided to discuss in detail the Right to Information (RTI) Bill in the winter session …

An eminent 10-member d elegation led by chairperson of Special Committee on Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the House of Councilors, H.E. Ms. Eriko Yamatani called on Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang, Thursday. The delegation and Lyonchhen discussed on pertinent areas of development for extending Official Development …

Whenever Bhutan has stood on the cusp of some major change, there has always been hesitation, doubts and fears, but eventually the country, its leaders and its people have taken the path going forward. Even when democracy was introduced, the Bhutanese people had to be cajoled and convinced by our …

First of all, my Kudos to this brilliant and well researched article that shows the many potential and serious flaws in the RTI Bill. I do not see the point of having a RTI Law which has provisions in it to deny the very information that the law seeks to …

Currently, the biggest challenge that Bhutan faces is the state of the economy. It is of no coincidence that the economy became one of the biggest election issues, and in the end helped decide the electoral outcome. Some may be satisfied in voting out the previous government, which was either …

In a significant move, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) decided on Thursday that schools in Darjeeling would be reopened from September 13 after more than a month, though it maintained that the on-going agitation in support of Gorkhaland would continue. The decision came after a meeting of the GJM leadership …

Ambassador of Norway to Bhutan, H.E. Mr. Eivind S. Homme called on Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, yesterday at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang. Lyonchhen and Ambassador Homme discussed on the global climate change, environment conservation through substituting fossil fuel use with more sustainable and renewable forms of energy, promoting the use of electric …

Continuation of sub-topic- Third cause of INR Shortage: Terms of Trade Deterioration When trying to solve the INR problem, it is not only important to consider merchandize trade but also trade in services. Tourism, which is an invisible export, helps offset the current account deficit of our country. However, the …

Assad long felt himself to be in America’s gunsights Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been shadow boxing with the prospect of a U.S.-led attack for years. That one is now being threatened must seem to Assad like proof he was right all along. In many conversations with Syrian officials over the …

Continuation of sub-topic – Second cause of INR Shortage: Divergence in Inflation Suitability of relative weights can be judged from drinks and meat in the consumer basket. Beer gets 0.56% weight and fruit juice is given 0.64%. Domestic spirit, which is ubiquitously consumed, gets 0.65% light weight. Drinks seem to …