The Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay in his State of the Nation Address said that the most pressing issue facing our nation today is our people leaving the country in search of better employment opportunities overseas. The PM said that to date, approximately 64,000 Bhutanese, which is around nine percent …

The Inaugural Bhutan Innovation Forum is set to be held at Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa from  1-3 October, 2024. It will bring together the world’s most eminent thought-leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, artists, philosophers, scientists, philanthropists, and investors to build pathways for impact in Bhutan. Guided by a shared commitment to mindfulness, …

Indian Govt to pay 50% of the salary During the 5th Meet the Press Session, The Bhutanese asked Dr. Ugyen Tshewang, the Director of the Bhutan Qualifications and Professionals Certification Authority (BQPCA), for an update on the salaries of the STEM teachers who will be hired from India. This is …

The National Assembly (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2024 is a major move by the National Assembly to strengthen itself even against the executive that comes from it. An interesting feature is its effort to outline who will be given the chance to speak based on the push of the button …

Bhutanese citizens should be free to move to safe countries across the world for studies or work, and this is what is being followed with no restrictions of any kind by the government. We have seen the migration of thousands of Bhutanese in the last two years facilitated by Education …

BERKELEY – Much of the media coverage of artificial intelligence has focused on its potential negative impact. Science-fiction scenarios like the human-robot wars of the Terminator franchise and real-world controversies, such as the proliferation of deep fakes and OpenAI’s unauthorized use of Scarlett Johansson’s voice for its new digital assistant, have captured the public imagination, …

The next five years will go down as the most important and consequential in modern Bhutanese history. This is because Bhutan will make several important moves in several major fields that will determine the future of this country and its people for a long time to come. The 13th plan …

WASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. But this is unlikely to make much difference to the Republican Party. Not only is he still the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee; Republicans have repeatedly proved perfectly willing to forgive his indiscretions, however serious. …