DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

A two-day seminar on the imperative of deepening democracy and education was organized by the Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) in Thimphu. The seminar concluded yesterday at Hotel Phuntsho Pelri. The guest speaker at the opening ceremony, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye said the seminar marks the power of idea …

A three-day workshop on “Social Media” concluded on July 31 at the Ministry of Information and Communication (MOIC) in the capital. A trainer at the workshop, Keith Nakamura said the objective was to help local organizations and ministries to better understand the use of social media with regards to its …

Kesang D Wangmo, 26, the youngest woman candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) representing the Dogar-Shaba constituency, Paro shared her views on the opportunities, challenges and issue concerning women to be raised in the second Parliament. She stressed on the importance of women’s participation in politics for a vibrant democracy. …

Dorji Choden, a woman known for her integrity and high morals, has the mark of honor and distinction of being the first woman engineer of Bhutan, and today, she has been elected as Bhutan’s first female minister. The news came as no surprise to many as the People’s Democratic Party …

Bhutan Observer (BO), a weekly paper decided to suspend its print edition post August 2 but can be accessed online. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BO, Phuntsho Wangmo said market conditions as well as structure and system is not right. So they chose to discontinue, but have plans to …

The party had earlier demanded that their 15-point grievances be addressed for the 15 elected party members to take up office After a selected team of twenty party representatives received an audience with His Majesty the King on July 21, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) decided to take up the role …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) plans to re-contest for the 2018 elections by further strengthening in keeping touch with the office and with the people of the respective constituencies as stated during the party conference held on July 20. During the event, the party’s spokesperson, Dr Tandin Dorji said DNT …

The Supreme Court in a judgement today upheld the decision of the High Court on the Gyelpozhing land case. The High Court in turn on 16th May 2013 had affirmed or upheld the Mongar District Court’s verdict on the Gyelpozhing Land Scam case. After the High Court verdict the convicted …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has formally declared the result of the General Election to the National Assembly 2013 from 47 demkhongs on July 14. The Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan Dasho Kuenzang Wangdi said, “As per Section 8 of Article 15 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of …

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ensures that its first and foremost priority is to strengthen the relationship with India. The PDP president Tshering Tobgay said, “Relation between two closest countries is not compromised in any manner.” “The tied friendships between two great nations are unshakable,” said PDP president. In addition, he …