DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Dr David L Luechauer has caused quite a stir in Bhutan with his open criticism of GNH. He taught with the Gaeddu College of Business Studies as a lecturer for a year but had to cut short his two year stint due to his wife’s health concerns. He is teaching …

All financial liabilities resolved and its 2013 eligibility essentially confirmed with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is all set to ‘trot’ gently toward the big elections with new and improved philosophies… and a brand new logo. The PDP horse from yester years, which kicked …

Bhutan Kuen-Ngyam Party (BKP) made news when it entered the political sphere but it never dropped a hint as to which people stood behind the veil for the party. Last week the BKP spokesperson announced in a press conference the names of four BKP candidates, the spokesperson himself as one …

BKP spokesperson Sonam Tobgay said the party is more focused on equally empowering its members and shall not form any core group and will always abide by the ‘three Cs’ Bhutan Kuen-Ngyam Party (BKP) with its slogan ‘concern for all’ believes in collective consensus of its members and is of …

Bhutan’s Annual Status of Student Learning (ASSL) 2011 showed low performance by students compared to ASSL 2008. Students from governments schools in Bhutan performed lower than the international average in all classes and subjects tested. The ASSL 2011 brought out by a collaboration of Royal Education Council (REC), Ministry of …

Yesterday, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) reported on the financial status and accounts of the two registered parties, the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A happy Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Dasho Kunzang Wangdi was pleased to announce that both parties had settled its liabilities …

A most passionately charged Lyonchhen during the recently concluded National Graduates Orientation Program (NGOP) lambasted the media in relation to news stories on Gyelpozhing, Denchi land cases and the Trowa Theater land case. The Prime Minister, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley defended his government and names of the certain high officials …

The prime minister and senior officials of the RGOB including the minister-in charge of foreign affairs Khandu Wangchuk have left for Tehran, Iran to attend the 16th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. While at the Summit, Lyonchhen and the Bhutanese delegation will take the opportunity to discuss Bhutan’s candidature for …

August 21, 2012   Press Release Using highly offensive terms such as scam and land grab, and abusing the tolerance of the government, one journalist, acting as prosecutor, judge and jury, has fabricated the “Gyalpoizhing case” to malign the government. Further, what transpired 10 years ago has nothing to do with the …

The next big Elections is just around the bend, registration is a lifeline for the new (unregistered) parties, candidates are an elusive lot or just unavailable and invisible. Parties old and new are however calm behind their ‘strategies’ and big speeches Aspiring political parties are no doubt raring to go …