The Bhutanese Leading the way.
It has been more than two months since the revered Nyingma master Dungse Thrinly Norbu Rinpoche passed away and since then his presence is missed around the globe by thousands of devotees. Now, the question doing the rounds is, who will take his place? In the Buddhist context, a lineage …
Read More »South’s political maverick who left DPT wants to return
“If Sangay Khandu is looking for greener pastures, it is his choice,” top DPT activist on Sangay Khandu’s plans to form new party When this former Samtse chimi took a Bangkok flight after the 2008 elections to finish his graduation, it did not surprise anyone. Sangay Khandu, the DPT’s …
Read More »Graduates unhappy with screening tests
Most university graduates are not happy with the screening exams conducted by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) because they feel it is a burden for them to sit for the preliminary exams (PE) before sitting for the Bhutan Civil Service Exams (BCSE). “For the PE, we have to study …
Read More »Bhutan responds to removal of ‘four friends’ monument in The Maldives
Last December, the Maldivian government ordered the city counsel of Addu to dismantle the monument presented as a gift from Bhutan by the prime minister, Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley. The monument, unveiled by the prime minister there last November, was a wooden carving on which the mythical four friends (Thuen …
Read More »ECB gleans lessons from the past, looks toward 2013
While the political scenario in the country is upbeat with the next general elections just a year away, parties are not the only ones gleaning lessons from the past. Learning from Experience Program( LEP), initiated by the Election Commission of Bhutan ( ECB) and headed by the Chief Election Commissioner …
Read More »Engineer, whose faulty designs caused BHU collapse, whiffs millions
A 30-year-old dzongkhag assistant engineer has been charged for corrupt practices on seven cases, the amount sums up to millions in cash The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) forwarded five of the seven cases against the Mongar dzongkhag assistant engineer to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recently. The other …
Read More »Resignation of SAARC Secretary General will not affect Bhutan
The ongoing political turmoil in The Maldives has stifled the functioning of the SAARC secretariat office in Nepal after secretary general, Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed, resigned. But it will not affect Bhutan’s functioning in the SAARC body, the director general of the Department of SAARC and Regional Organizations (DSRO) Sonam Tobgay, …
Read More »Fourth party waiting for ACC to clear ‘political air’ on corruption cases
The fourth party on the block, Bhutan National Party (BNP) or the Druk Mitser Tshogpa, is waiting for the ACC to complete its investigation on corruption cases like the Gyalposhing and health ministry scams as it is necessary to have the 2013 elections on a clean political slate. “The political …
Read More »We are not a socialist party : SDP
The newly formed Social Democratic Party (SDP) is not a socialist party but follows principles of social democracy stressing on justice, freedom and solidarity, the spokesperson Dr Tandi Dorji told The Bhutanese. This clarification comes at a time after certain quarters felt that the party was toeing a socialist line. …
Read More »The first 100 Days
Even before the new cabinet has officially been sworn in, citizens from various sections have started the countdown to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government’s 100 days in office. From major legislative reforms to policy alteration, people are anxiously awaiting for the ‘change’ that has been promised. The party has …
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